IZMIR ADNAN MENDERES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (TURKEY)
GATEWAY TO THE AEGEAN...
The New International Terminal and Car Park at the Adnan Menderes International Airport in Izmir
Commencement Date: May 20, 2005
Completion Date: September 9, 2006
Facts & Figures
Terminal Design Capacity: 5,000,000 passengers per year
Terminal Building Area: 110,000 m²
Apron Area: 150,000 m²
Car Park Area: 64,000 m²
Car Park Capacity: 2,200 vehicles
Passenger Boarding Bridges: 10 units
Check-in Counters: 60 units (Cute workstations)
Passport control Counters: 32 units
Elevators: 36 units
Escalators: 25 units
Travelators: 2,952 linear meters (26 units)
Baggage Claim Carousels: 6 units
Scheduled Contruction Period: 24 months
Actual Construction Period: 15 and 1/2 months
TAV Construction’s futuristic and fast construction model can be fully recognized in new Adnan Menderes International Airport in Izmir. Completed 8 months ahead of schedule, the Airport was open for business on September 9, 2006. It fits perfectly with the surrounding landscape and is truly the gateway to the Aegean for millions of tourists each year.
The original contract between TAV and the Turkish State Airport Authority (GHMI)called for the construction and operation of the new international terminal and car park at the Adnan Menderes International Airport in Izmir on a BOT basis. This Build-Operate-Transfer agreement specified an initial construction phase of 24 months followed by an operation period of six years and eight months. Since the complex was completed eight months earlier than the due date, the balance of eight months was added to the operational phase.
Following the start on July 2005, by using its special fast construction technology, TAV Construction completed the project in only 15 and ½ months. The new airport was opened on September 9, 2006 just in time to welcome tourists to the area for the warm fall season.
With a capacity for handling 5 million passengers per year, the Adnan Menderes International Airport terminal extends over an area of 110,000 m² and includes a car park covering 64,000 m² with a capacity for 2,200 automobiles. To serve guests quickly and efficiently, the terminal boasts of 60 check-in counters, 32 passport control booths, nine passenger boarding bridges and six baggage claim carousels. A slick network of 36 elevators, 25 escalators and 26 travelators whisk passengers to their ultimate destination.
Perhaps the highlight of the airport is the terminal itself. Open and spacious, white steel beams and columns complement large glass walls, appropriately conveying the spectacular ambience of this breezy and sunny southwestern region of Turkey. Eating outlets and shops, along with all necessary conveniences and services, await each visitor to this magnificent complex.