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May 3, 2019 · Construction of piers J and H, to be completed by 2023 and increasing airport capacity by 21 million ppa. Combined, the piers will offer 24 adjacent aircraft parking positions, including four A380 stands, with a surface area of 103,000sqm; Option for construction of pier K "at a later date", further increasing T3 capacity to 25 million per annum.
- Terminal 1 Expansion
- Frankfurt Airport Runway Project
- New Terminal 3 at Frankfurt Airport
- Electromobility and Digital Transformation of The Airport
- A380 Maintenance Base at Frankfurt Airport
- Frankfurt Airport’S Pier C/D Changes
- Environmental Concerns
In October 2005, Fraport instigated a major expansion of Terminal 1 that raised the capacity of the main terminal by four million passengers a year. Both the arrival and departure levels of Hall C were extended 40m eastwards to expand the floor space to 25,000m². This allowed 40 additional check-in counters to be added on two levels and four 90m ba...
The new north-west runway (the fourth at the airport) is 2,800m-long. The centre-line separation from the existing north runway is approximately 1,400m. This allows simultaneous landing operations on these two runways (resulting in more hourly operations), which was not possible on the old parallel runways because they were too close together. The ...
At the end of 2005, the US airbase land in the south of Frankfurt Airport reverted to the ownership of Fraport. A new passenger terminalwas then planned for construction on the reclaimed site, which is expected to increase the airport’s current capacity by up to 19 million passengers a year. The terminal will include three piers, a central marketpl...
The state government of Hesse provided €690,000 to Fraport to enhance electromobility at the airport. Of these funds, €464,000 will be spent on constructing suitable charging infrastructure at the airport and €225,000 will be spent on buying two electric buses for transporting passengers. Fraport will invest approximately €1.2m to expand charging f...
The A380 maintenance hangar was inaugurated in 2008. The 22-acre site was handed over to Lufthansa in June 2005 on a 65-year lease but, a protest by German green environmentalists delayed construction, which started in June 2006. The hangar’s first phase was opened in January 2007 by Lufthansa Technik. Approximately 350m-long, 140m-wide, and 45m-hi...
The building connecting Pier C/D T1 and Terminal 2 was opened in March 2008. It was designed by JSK Architekten. The project took 20 months to complete and required a €340m investment. The pier has an additional capacity of four million passengers a year and enables two-level boarding for 550 passengers onto an A380 flight. In addition, there is ac...
Objections to the airport expansion projectcome mainly from environmental grounds. Despite the beneficial economic impact of Frankfurt airport on the regional economy, there is considerable public hostility to further development. To address the concerns of the public regarding issues such as aircraft noise and the airport expansion leading to incr...
Airport Expansion. International aviation has been expanding for decades, and this had pushed the airport to its limits. Until the northwest runway was put into operation, for a number of years Frankfurt Airport was operating at full capacity during peak times. Even minor interruptions to operations would totally distort the flight schedule.
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May 6, 2022 · The access routes for Terminal 3 are still under construction. It isn’t possible to drive to the forecourt or take the people mover as both facilities are yet to be completed. Instead, we arrived at Terminal 3 via bus, entering the terminal via a side forecourt on the arrivals level.
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Large Construction Projects and High-Rise Buildings. Frankfurt Airport consists of three terminals: Terminal 1 (1972), Terminal 2 (1994) and Terminal 3 (2025). In addition, there are a large number of buildings that enable the airport to function.
The terminal's design provides for construction to be carried out in three sections flexibly aligned to capacity requirements. In the first construction phase, the main building with arrival and departure levels as well as the marketplace, lounges and baggage handling system will be built.
Jan 6, 2020 · Pier G is currently expected to be completed and begin operating in 2021 – thus alleviating traffic at Terminals 1 and 2 well before the completion of T3’s first construction phase in 2023.
