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BER - Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Description of the Terminal

 

Architects:

  • pg bbi: Planungsgemeinschaft Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg International consisting of
  • J. S. K. International Architekten und Ingenieure GmbH
  • gmp Generalplanungsgesellschaft mbH
  • IGK-IGR Ingenieurgesellschaft Kruck mbH (all based in Berlin)

Terminal building:
  • gross floor space: 280,000 m²
  • width 220m x depth 180m x height 32m
  • roof area on the terminal building: 49,000 m²
  • access road approx. 550 m long

Terminal floors:
  • level U2 – railway, machinery, supply and disposal area
  • level U1 – feeder level from the railway station to the terminal and AirportCity
  • level E0 – arrivals, incl. baggage reclaim and access road
  • level E0Z – intermediate floor for separating passengers according to the Air Security Act
  • level E1 – departures, check-in, security checks, retail, catering and waiting rooms
  • level E2 – waiting rooms, offices
  • level E3 – lounges
  • level E4 – visitor terrace

Terminal facilities:
  • eight check-in islands with 112 desks in all
  • 40 security monitoring points with prior boarding card checks
  • baggage reclaim hall with 8 baggage reclaim carousels

Baggage sorting hall:
  • gross floor space: 20,000 m²
  • baggage conveying equipment: 9,500 m
  • baggage checks using multi-stage baggage checking units with three levels of checks
  • 24 circular belts as loading end points
  • 6 pier belts as loading end points

Mainpier:
  • approx. 715 m long and approx. 34 m wide
  • According to current plans, the main pier will have 16 jetways. Plans have also been drawn up to provide two walk boarding piers.
  • handling of A-380 aircraft possible

Capacity:
  • initial capacity in 2013: up to 27 million passengers
  • maximum extension: the capacity of Berlin Brandenburg Airport can be gradually increased to as many as 45 million passengers

Railway station:
  • ICE station with four platforms for regional and long-distance traffic and one local railway platform
  • direct access from the terminal to the station via escalators or lifts

Other information:
  • 2,058 rooms
  • 33,000 m² of glass facades
  • 160,000 m³ of concrete
  • 325,000 to of reinforcing steel
  • 9,000 to of building steel

Technical equipment:
  • innovative heat recovery system with an 80% degree of efficiency
  • 2,000,000 m³ of air will be moved
  • 50,000 sprinkler heads
  • 12,000 fire detectors
  • 3,000 kilometres of cables
  • 100 kilometres of piping
  • 150,000 m² of sheet metal channels for room ventilation equipment

Terminal general planning:
  • more than 80 planners, architects, engineers and staff members
  • 150 Leitz files of draft plans with 2,200 plans and 15,000 A4 pages