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King Fahd International
Airport
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Support Facilities, Community and Special Architectural Design | |
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General Parameters
| Commercial Passenger Traffic |
- Annual 11,6 Million
- Average day of peak month 38,150
- Peak hour arrivals (ADPM)
a. Domestic 850
b. International 1,220
- Peak hour departures (ADPM)
a. Domestic 1,020
b. International 1,330
| Non-Commercial Passenger Traffic (annual) 0.3 Million | |
| Peak Hour aircraft Operations 33 | |
| Airport Visitors (annual) 4.0 Millions | |
| Airport Employees |
- total 15,800
- Peak Shif5t 7,150
| Air Cargo Volume (annual) 167,000 Tons | |
| Postal Volume (annual) 16,000 Tons |
| Total Airport Area 77,600 Hectares | |
| Developer Areas |
- Total 4,265 Hectares
- Airport 3,675 Hectares
- Construction Support/Utility Plants 510 Hectares
- Community 80 Hectares
| Average Annual Rainfall 80 mm | |
| Design Temperature |
- Maximum (Summer) 52 c 125 F
- Maximum (Summer) -2 C 28 F
| Wind |
- Maximum Speed 87 km/h
- Gusts 122 km/h
- Prevailing direction North-Northeast
| Seismically Seismic Zone 1 |
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Site Development
| Mass Earthwork |
- Graded Areas 1,630 Ha
- Excavation 10 million m3
- Embankment 12 million m3
| Drainage |
- Open lined channels 30,500 m
- Pipe culverts (1.0 to 1.5 m 0) 8,700 m
- Bix culverts (4 m x 2 m) 2,500 m
- Storm drains 7.600 m
| Secondary landsite service roads 7.0 Km | |
| Utilities way structure 4.1 Km (including in terminal area) | |
| Utilities and special systems primary distribution 26.4 Km |
(Note: See also utility systems for power cable
water lines and sewer lines
Airfield facilities
| Aircraft maximum takeoff weight (MYOW) 823,000 lbs. | |
| Airport reference temperature (ICAO Std) 42 C (107.6 F) | |
| Runways (AC) 2ea @ 4,000 x 60 m |
- 7.5m paved shoulders 120m paved blast pads
Taxiways (AC) |
- West taxiway 10,000m x 23/2/m
- 11m paved shoulder
- East taxiway 6,600m x 23/2/m
- 11m paved shoulder
- North cross taxiway 1,500m x 30m
- 12 m paved shoulder
| Aprons (PCC) |
- West terminal 426,000m2
- Royal terminal 124,000 m2
- General aviation 180,000 m2
- West air cargo 55,000 m2
- East & West Security 2 x 7,000 m2
- Compass calibration pad 12,000 m2
| Apron fixed service connections |
- West terminal contact gates 400 Hz power
- Preconditioned air,
- fuel hydrants
- West terminal remote gates Fuel hydrants 60Hz Power
- Royal terminal contact gates 400 Hz power
- Preconditioned air
- Aircraft docking.
- Royal terminal ceremonial gate Preconditioned air
- 60 Hz power
- Cargo terminal loading docks 400 Hz power
- Aircraft docking
| Visual aide |
- (East & West runways, taxiways & Apron) Airfield Lighting
- Airfield Markings
- Taxiways guidance signs
- Precision approach
- Path indicator (PAP 1)
Roads & Bridges
| Maximum daily traffic 39,000 vehicles | |
| Peak hour traffic (ADPM) 2,400 vehicles | |
| Design speed |
- North access road (Freeway) 115 Km/Hr
- Rind & community access road 80 Km/Hr
- (Expressways)
- Service & secondary access roads 50 Km/Hr
- Air side service and emergency roads 30 - 80 Km/Hr
- (Local)
| North access road |
- 6 Lanes 5.6 Km/Hr
- 2 Lanes 7.7 Km/Hr
| Ring road |
- 4 Lanes 5.4 Km/Hr
- 2 Lanes 303 Km/Hr
| Royal Terminal access |
- 3 Lanes 1.5 Km/Hr
| Service, secondary access and terminal area roads 17.8 Km | |
| Airside service and emergency roads |
- 4 Lanes 15.0 Km
- 2 Lanes 3.2 Km
| East & West side security road 18.9 Km | |
| GSE bridges 4 x12.3m Wide x 32m |
- 4 x12.3m Wide x 55.22m
| Taxiway bridges 2 x 80m Wide x 32 m |
- 2 x 80 m Wide x 57 m
| Grade separated interchanges 3 each | |
| Roadway lighting & traffic signals As required |
UTILITY SYSTEMS
| Utility distribution network |
Sized for planning years 1995 and 2005
| Population for utility demand |
- a. Passenger 38,100 persons/day
- b. Visitors 11,000 persons/day
- c. Employees 13,600 persons/day
- d. Residents in camps 4,000 persons
| Estimated utility demands |
- a. Power
- i. Commercial 47,400 kW
- ii Standby 16,100 KW.
- b. water 11,500 m3/day
- c. Waste water 4,750 m3/day
- d. Solid waste 92,000 kg/day
- e. Chilled water 24,000 GPM
- f. Fuel 27,000 bbls/day
Power Distribution system
| 13.8 kV cable 297,000 m | |
| 34.5 kV cable 120,000 m |
Water Distribution system
| Water treatment plant * |
- Capacity 13,600 m3/day
| Central reservoir |
- Total capacity 24,000 m3
| Central Pumping station |
- Gross floor area 1,080 m2
- Major Equipment
- i. Fire pumps 7 ea. 0 1,020 m3/Jr.
- ii. Potable water pumps 4 ea. 0 227 m3/day
| Water distribution lines |
- i. Supply system 9,000 m
- ii. Control system 28,000 m
Waste Water System
| Waste water treatment plant * |
- Capacity 6,000 m3/day
| Industrial Waste |
- Aircraft sanitary waste facility
- Capacity 75 m3/day
- Gross floor area 75 m3
- Aircraft wash water facility
- Capacity 47 m3/day
- Gross floor area 110 m3
| Sanitary sewage system |
- i. No. of lift stations 7 ea.
- ii. Gravity sewer pipe length 18,000 m
- iii. Force mains pipe length 16,500 m
| Sewage sludge processing facility |
- i. Gross floor area 120 m3
- ii. Digester capacity
- Total solids 1,520 kg/day
- Volatile solids 1,070 kg/day
| Brine lines (to Sabkha) |
- i. Central Plant 2,500 m.
- ii. Water treatment plant 2,600 m.
Irrigation system
| Irrigation Pump house |
- Capacity 435 m3/Hr.
- Gross floor area 310 m2
- Irrigation pumps 2 @ 230 m3/Hr.
- Tanks 2 @ 700 m3
| Irrigation water distribution lines. 32,000 m. |
Central Plant
| Chillers 2 @ 5,000 tons ea. | |
| Standby generators 3 @ 7 MW ea. | |
Building |
- Gross floor area 10,570 m2
Fuel System
| Fuel Farm |
- i. Jet fuel storage tanks 6 @ 6.7 x 10,000,000 L. ea.
- ii. Building (Gross floor areas)
- a. Pump house 1,340 m2
- b. Operating office/control building 500 m2
- c. Electrical equipment building 236 m2
- d. Foam concentrate building 88 m2
| Fuel distribution |
- i. Pipeline 16,000 m
- ii. Hydrants 44 ea.
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| Public safety complex |
- Administration staff for security
- Police and medical function 460 persons
- Gross floor area 12,110 m2
| Postal facility |
- Postal volume 16,000 Tons/year
- Gross floor area 14,460
| Saudia Airmail Service Building |
- Gross floor area 3.240
| Central Kitchen |
- Requirements of meals 11,200 meals/day
- Gross floor area7,450 m2
| Main fire station 2,840 m2 | |
| Sub-fire station |
- No. of sub-fire stations 2 ea.
- Gross floor area 1,420 m2 ea.
| Fire training facility 580 m2 | |
| FMD complex |
- Administration building 4,440 m2
- Maintenance building 6,600 m2
- Vehicle maintenance building 5,400 m2
- Warehouse 6,170 m2
| Meteorological facility 1,140 m2 |
Airlines Support Facilities
| West air cargo Terminal |
- Air Cargo Volume 176,000 tones/year
- Gross floor area 47,200 m2
| West catering kitchen facility |
- Meal volume 10,000 meal/day
- Gross floor area 17,300 m2
| West GSE maintenance buildings (2) 5,070 m2 ea. | |
| Aircraft wash water treatment facility 103 m2 |
General Aviation Terminal
| G. A. Terminal |
- Non-commercial passenger traffic 312,000 persons/year
- Gross floor area 5,210 m2
Community
| Design population 2,250 persons | |
| Single family houses 200 units | |
| Apartments 297 units | |
| Hospital |
- Capacity 36 beds
- Gross floor area 4,850 m2
| Recreation building |
- Gross floor area 930 m2
| Commissary and Shops |
- Gross floor area 2,280 m2
| Kindergarten school |
- Gross floor area 550 m2
| International School |
- Gross floor area 3,890 m2
| Maintenance building |
- Gross floor area 780 m2
| Water treatment plant |
- Capacity 2,300 m3/day
- Gross floor area 1,930 m2
| Wastewater treatment plant |
- Capacity 1,520 m3/fsy
- Gross floor area 2,100 m2
| Irrigation building |
- Gross floor area 1,095 m2
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West Terminal and Concourse
| Gross floor area |
- Total 293,860 m2
- Service level 52,530 m2
- Arrival level 70,880 m2
- Boarding level 63,390 m2
- Mezzanine level 33,160 m2
- Penthouse 4,770 m2
| Passenger gates |
- Contact gates 24 ea.
- (with 9 ea. Optional)
- Remote gates 7 ea.
| Passenger loading bridges |
- Number of bridges 31 ea.
- (with 10 ea. Optional)
| Conveying system |
- Moving walks 16 ea.
- (with 4 ea. ptional)
- Elevators 35 ea.
Escalators 43 ea.
- (with 9 ea. Optional)
| Ticket counters 1 ea. With 9 positions | |
| Check-in counters 6 ea. With 96 positions | |
| Transfer desks 2 ea. With 16 positions | |
| Security check 6 ea. | |
| Passport control |
- Departures 21 ea.
- Arrivals 21 ea.
| Customs counters 22 ea. | |
| Baggage claim carousels |
- Domestic 2 ea.
- International 7 ea.
Mosque
| Building |
- Capacity 2,000 persons
- Gross floor area 3,940
| Mosque plaza |
- Gross area 46,280m2
Royal Terminal
| Gross floor area 14,400 m2 | |
| Conveying devices |
- Elevators 5 ea.
- Escalator 4 ea.
| Gates |
- Contact gates 2 ea.
- Ceremonial gate 1 ea.
| Loading bridges 4 ea. | |
| Baggage claim carousels 2 ea. |
Control Tower and ATS Building
| Tower |
- Gross floor area 840 m2
- Height 85.6 m
- Elevator 1 ea.
| ATS Building |
- Gross floor area 5,750 m2
Parking Garage
| Garage |
- Number of levels 3
- Gross floor area 178,700 m2
- Parking capacity 4,650 autos
- Elevators 12 ea.
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Telecommunication and Meteorological System
| Land mobile radio | |
| Flight information display system | |
| Public address system | |
| Inside/outside plant cable system | |
| Meteorological system |
Monitoring and Control System
| Airport Monitoring system | |
| Sub-system |
- Fire and life safety
- Power supervisory
- HVAC and energy management
- Aircraft Fuel
- Airport water
- Airfield lighting
Security System
| Closed circuit television surveillance | |
| Automated access control | |
| Centralized security control | |
| Intrusion detection | |
| Personal identification |
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