NEW SIALKOT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

THESIS SUBMITTED TO UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY IN

PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELORS IN ARCHITECTURE
BY
ZOHAIB SHAKOOR
13004101008
SUPERVISORS
DR. MUHAMMAD YUSUF AWAN
AR. NAJAM UL HUQ
AR. SAIMA GULZAR
AR. MEMOONA RASHID

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Contents

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 7

1.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 7
1.2 THESIS STATEMENT.................................................................................................... 7
1.3 OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................. 8
1.4 SCOPE OF WORK .......................................................................................................... 8
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................ 9
2.1 Airports in Pakistan .......................................................................................................... 9
2.2 What is an airport? ......................................................................................................... 10
2. 3 Brief history................................................................................................................... 10
2.4 Airport components ...................................................................................................... 10
2.4.1 Landside................................................................................................................... 10
2.4.2 Curbside access........................................................................................................ 11
2.4.3 Road access.............................................................................................................. 11
2.5 Airside ............................................................................................................................ 12
2.5.1 Ramps / aprons ........................................................................................................ 12
2.5.2 Apron location ......................................................................................................... 13
2.6 Passenger conveyance to aircraft ................................................................................... 13
2.7 Runways ......................................................................................................................... 13
2.8 Taxiways ........................................................................................................................ 14
2.9 Hanger ............................................................................................................................ 14
2.10 PHYSICAL ELEMENTS OF THE MASTER PLAN. ................................................ 14
2.11 AIRPORT TERMINAL CONCEPTS AND LAYOUTS ............................................ 14
2.11.1 Simple terminal/Linear terminal/ curvilinear terminal .......................................... 15
2.11.2 Pier finger terminal ................................................................................................ 15
2.11.3 Pier satellite terminal/ Remote satellite terminal ................................................... 16
2.11.4 Mobile lounge or transporter terminal (remote aircraft parking concept) ............. 17
2.11.5 Compact modular unit terminal ............................................................................. 18
2.12 Level concept in passenger terminal building .............................................................. 19
2.12.1 Single – level road /single level terminal .............................................................. 19
2.12.2 Single-level road/ double level terminal ................................................................ 19
2.12.3 Double level road/ double level terminal .............................................................. 19

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 2.12.4 Single level road / double level terminal ............................................................... 19
2.13 Level of services in an Airport ..................................................................................... 20
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CHAPTER 3 CASESTUDIES ................................................................................................. 23
3.1 AIRPORTS IN PAKISTAN........................................................................................... 23
CASESTUDY 1.............................................................................................................. 24
3.2 JINNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KARCHI, PAKISTAN ............................... 24
3.2.2 TERMINAL CONCEPT ......................................................................................... 24
3.2.3 GENERAL TRAFFIC CHARCTERISTICS........................................................... 25
3.2.4 PEAK HOUR CAPACITY ..................................................................................... 25
3.2.5 AIR SIDE ................................................................................................................ 25
3.2.5 CHECK-IN COUNTERS .................................................................................. 27
3.2.6 SATELITE GATE LOUNGES.......................................................................... 27
3.2.7 CAR PARK........................................................................................................ 27
CASE STUDY 2 ...................................................................................................................... 28
3.2. ILLAMA IQBAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ...................................................... 28
3.2.1 History ..................................................................................................................... 28
3.2.2 AIIA Terminal ......................................................................................................... 28
3.2.3 Terminal building .................................................................................................... 28
3.2.4 Terminal levels ........................................................................................................ 29
3.2.5 Services and facilities .............................................................................................. 30
3.2.6 Runway .................................................................................................................... 30
3.2.7 Electrical & mechanical........................................................................................... 30
3.2.8 Electronics ............................................................................................................... 30
3.2.9 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................... 31
3.3 INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDIES ........................................................................... 31
3.3.1 HAMAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (HIA), QATAR .................................... 31
3.3.2 Architecture ............................................................................................................. 32
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3.3.3 Key facts and figures ............................................................................................... 35
3.3.4 FACILITIES ............................................................................................................ 36
3.3.4 Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 39
CHAPTER 4 SITE ALALYSIS............................................................................................... 40
4.1 History ............................................................................................................................ 40

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 4.1.1 WHY SIALKOT? ....................................................................................................... 40
4.1.2 SIALKOT AIRPORT.................................................................................................. 41
4.2 Site Analysis of Sialkot .................................................................................................. 42
4.2.1 Location ................................................................................................................... 42
4.2.2 Geological Conditions ............................................................................................. 42
4.2.3 Climate..................................................................................................................... 43
4.3 Area and Population ....................................................................................................... 44
4.4 Existing Site ................................................................................................................... 44
4.4.1 Location ................................................................................................................... 44
4.4.2 General Layout of Sialkot International Airport ..................................................... 46
4.4.3 Runway .................................................................................................................... 46
4.5 Purposed Site .................................................................................................................. 47
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4.6 Site selection .................................................................................................................. 47
CHAPTER 5 REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................... 48
5.1 Master plan ..................................................................................................................... 48
5.1.1 Auto and truck circulation ....................................................................................... 48
5.1.2 Apron ....................................................................................................................... 48
5.1.3 General Parking ....................................................................................................... 49
5.2 Terminal Building .......................................................................................................... 49
5.2.1 Terminal building concept ....................................................................................... 49
5.2.1 Passenger handling .................................................................................................. 49
5.2.2 Baggage handling .................................................................................................... 50
5.2.3 Internal Planning...................................................................................................... 50
CHAPTER 6 Airport design year and statistical data .............................................................. 52
CHAPTER 6 MASTER PLAN .......................................................................... 77
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 ABSTRACT

The project (Sialkot International Airport Redesigning) will help to

accommodate more people to travel in the air effectively and efficiently. With

this redesigning project, the researchers were given the opportunity to provide a

design of an Integrated Port Passenger Terminal Building in the Sialkot

International Airport for the accommodation of the passengers of the said

airport. Current buildings of Sialkot International Airport are oriented in south-

east direction of runway, but new design will be using same runway but

orientation will be on North-West of existing runway. Moreover, the project

would also provide additional functional facilities for the passengers’

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necessities and comfort like gardens, movie theatre massage chairs, nap zones,

kids play areas, waiting areas, rest rooms, cafeterias and security personnel. The

proposed infrastructure will have new access route to the site. The design of the

building would follow the specifications of a “Green Building”. Energy saving,

efficient lighting system which uses sunlight as primary source in generating

power for the proposed structure’s consumption will be installed. This project

hopes to help the authorities to improve the quality of their service and to

alleviate the growing demand of the passengers by expanding the facilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express my special appreciation and thanks to my advisors, you have been a

tremendous mentor for me. I would like to thank you for encouraging my project and for

allowing me to grow as an architect.

A special thanks to my family. Words cannot express how grateful I am to my mother, and

father for all of the sacrifices that you’ve made on my behalf. Your prayer for me was what

sustained me thus far. I would also like to thank all of my friends who supported me in

designing, and incented me to strive towards my goal.

Finally, I would like to thank the School of Architecture and Planning UMT, for providing

me the opportunity to attend the architecture school and meet so many interesting people and

be able to complete my thesis project.

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 INTRODUCTION

An airport is not just a building, it’s a living and breathing organism, it is a transition between

land and skies. Airports can also be thought as gates to any country/city and the entrance

needs to be as magnificent as the house itself. Every year, one and a half billion passengers

move through airports. They are scanned, checked and uploaded into the flying machines that

will take them on a high-speed journey to elsewhere. An airport processes traffic everything

that moves at an airport must connect to a certain part of the network, at a particular moment,

and then continue its journey along predetermined paths at a precise velocity.

1.2 THESIS STATEMENT

The purpose of this thesis is to improve the design of airport to provide a more practical

environment for the passengers and staff.

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