Changi's T5 to cater to 50m passengers per year
The departures board at Singapore's Changi Airport (Photo: Hester Tan, channelnewsasia.com)
The new Terminal 5 at Singapore's Changi Airport is set to be one of the largest terminals in the world, with an initial passenger handling capacity of 50 million per year.
When it begins operations in mid-2020s, it will boost the airport's total handling capacity to 135 million passengers per year.
Changi Airport will also begin operating on a three-runway system from around 2020, instead of the current two.
Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo, who is chairing the Changi 2036 steering committee, gave these details on the expansion plans for the airport on Friday.
Currently, Changi Airport can handle up to 66 million passenger movements every year, using the two existing runways and three terminals.
The handling capacity will go up to 85 million in 2017, when Terminal 4 is expected to be ready.
However, passenger traffic in Asia Pacific is still expected to grow.
Mrs Teo said: "In Singapore, we are expecting passenger air traffic growth at Changi to be around five per cent per year till the end of this decade, and it will moderate to three to four per cent in the next decade.
"We have to bear in mind that as other airports grow in terms of passenger volumes, we must expect their connectivity to grow also -- even if we do nothing.
"Thus, Changi will need to capture a share of the growing traffic in order to upkeep our current connectivity, and we also need capacity to allow Changi to build on the current leadership position, to establish new city links with more airlines."
To this effect, a 1,080 hectare reclaimed site at Changi East will be redeveloped to become Terminal 5.
The terminal will be linked to the other terminals at Changi Airport to make it easier for transfers and for airfield operational efficiency. The terminal will also be connected to the MRT network and sited near to hotels and offices.
To the north of the terminal, land has also been set aside for facilities for airfreight and air express operators as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul activities.
The committee is looking at two options to build the terminal -- a Y-shaped design or a T-shaped design.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) will be seeking views from stakeholders over the next two months to refine the layout of the terminal. A concept plan is expected to be finalised in the first half of 2014, before works begin in the second half of 2014.
To make way for an integrated airfield, the existing Changi Coast Road will be diverted and replaced with a new road and park connector further east, along the eastern coastline. The new Changi Coast Road will be ready before Runway 3 is operational around 2020.
The existing Runway 3, currently used by the military, will be extended from 2.75km to 4km to handle larger passenger aircraft.
Almost 40km of new taxiways will also be built to connect the runway with the current airport and to allow for efficient aircraft movement.
New facilities such as navigation aids, airfield lighting systems and a fire station will need to be built.
Access to the area will also be improved.
Chua Chong Kheng, deputy chief executive of the Land Transport Authority, said: "As we plan for the extension or expansion of the airport, we will also need to expand our rail and road network to meet the transport needs of everyone travelling to the Changi Airport area.
"As part of our rail expansion plans, we are studying how we can link our rail network to the new Terminal 5, and we will also look at the adequacy of bus services and see how this can be beefed up."
Planning and preparatory works for the project have already started.
Mrs Teo said the developments at Changi East require careful coordination and will stretch over several terms of government.
She said: "For passengers, Changi must mean superior connectivity, convenience and comfort. So these plans are significant because they strengthen our air hub.
"But there is also special meaning for Singaporeans. Changi connects us to the world and the plans open the path to new business and job opportunities. That is really the bigger story to be told."
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
The departures board at Singapore's Changi Airport (Photo: Hester Tan, channelnewsasia.com)
The new Terminal 5 at Singapore's Changi Airport is set to be one of the largest terminals in the world, with an initial passenger handling capacity of 50 million per year.
When it begins operations in mid-2020s, it will boost the airport's total handling capacity to 135 million passengers per year.
Changi Airport will also begin operating on a three-runway system from around 2020, instead of the current two.
Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo, who is chairing the Changi 2036 steering committee, gave these details on the expansion plans for the airport on Friday.
Currently, Changi Airport can handle up to 66 million passenger movements every year, using the two existing runways and three terminals.
The handling capacity will go up to 85 million in 2017, when Terminal 4 is expected to be ready.
However, passenger traffic in Asia Pacific is still expected to grow.
Mrs Teo said: "In Singapore, we are expecting passenger air traffic growth at Changi to be around five per cent per year till the end of this decade, and it will moderate to three to four per cent in the next decade.
"We have to bear in mind that as other airports grow in terms of passenger volumes, we must expect their connectivity to grow also -- even if we do nothing.
"Thus, Changi will need to capture a share of the growing traffic in order to upkeep our current connectivity, and we also need capacity to allow Changi to build on the current leadership position, to establish new city links with more airlines."
To this effect, a 1,080 hectare reclaimed site at Changi East will be redeveloped to become Terminal 5.
The terminal will be linked to the other terminals at Changi Airport to make it easier for transfers and for airfield operational efficiency. The terminal will also be connected to the MRT network and sited near to hotels and offices.
To the north of the terminal, land has also been set aside for facilities for airfreight and air express operators as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul activities.
The committee is looking at two options to build the terminal -- a Y-shaped design or a T-shaped design.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) will be seeking views from stakeholders over the next two months to refine the layout of the terminal. A concept plan is expected to be finalised in the first half of 2014, before works begin in the second half of 2014.
To make way for an integrated airfield, the existing Changi Coast Road will be diverted and replaced with a new road and park connector further east, along the eastern coastline. The new Changi Coast Road will be ready before Runway 3 is operational around 2020.
The existing Runway 3, currently used by the military, will be extended from 2.75km to 4km to handle larger passenger aircraft.
Almost 40km of new taxiways will also be built to connect the runway with the current airport and to allow for efficient aircraft movement.
New facilities such as navigation aids, airfield lighting systems and a fire station will need to be built.
Access to the area will also be improved.
Chua Chong Kheng, deputy chief executive of the Land Transport Authority, said: "As we plan for the extension or expansion of the airport, we will also need to expand our rail and road network to meet the transport needs of everyone travelling to the Changi Airport area.
"As part of our rail expansion plans, we are studying how we can link our rail network to the new Terminal 5, and we will also look at the adequacy of bus services and see how this can be beefed up."
Planning and preparatory works for the project have already started.
Mrs Teo said the developments at Changi East require careful coordination and will stretch over several terms of government.
She said: "For passengers, Changi must mean superior connectivity, convenience and comfort. So these plans are significant because they strengthen our air hub.
"But there is also special meaning for Singaporeans. Changi connects us to the world and the plans open the path to new business and job opportunities. That is really the bigger story to be told."
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
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