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
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
- 32 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 2012: up to 27 million passengers
- maximum extension: the capacity of Berlin Brandenburg Airport can be gradually increased to as many as 40 - 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
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