CAIRO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TB3 TERMINAL (EGYPT)
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Contract for The New International Terminal (TB3) at The Cairo International Airport
Contract Date: December 4, 2004
Est. Completion Date: November, 2008

Facts & Figures

Terminal design capacity: 11,000,000 passengers per year
Terminal building area : 200,000 m²
Apron area : 500,000 m²
Passenger boarding bridges : 23 units
Check-in islands : 6 units
Check-in counters : 110 units (cute workstations)
Elevators : 63 units
Escalators : 51 units
Travelators: 2,364 linear meters (50 units)
Baggage claim carousels : 7 units
Baggage handling system capacity: 4,800 baggages / hour
Total construction period: 42 months (est.)

After competing with several world giants in the airport construction industry, TAV Construction’s bid for the prestigious assignment to build the new TB3 terminal at Cairo’s International Airport was successful. The contract, between the Cairo Airport Company and TAV Construction (Turkey) & Holding Company (Egypt) Consortium was signed on December 4, 2004.

Currently under construction, Engineered by Dar Al Handasah (Shair & Partners) and designed by ECG-NACO, the new facility will break new ground in airport aesthetics. The roof of the terminal is reminiscent of the curvaceous sand dunes which adorn the region.

Construction began in late 2004 and is slated to for completion in the second half of 2007. The terminal area itself will cover 200,000 m² and be equipped with ever modern convenience present day travelers have come to expect. Furthermore, the new facility will feature 23 passenger boarding bridges and seven check-in islands equipped with 110 check-in counters (CUTE workstations), ensuring the quick and effective processing of travelers.

Passengers will be able to move smoothly and swiftly across the terminal via an elegant network of 63 elevators, 51 escalators and more than 2.3 km of travelators (50 units). The latest technology in baggage handling will process up to 10,000 items of luggage per hour and deliver them to customers by way of nine baggage claim carousels. When it is finished, terminal TB3 will have a total passenger handling capacity of 11,000,000 per year, making it one of the largest in Africa.