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Makurdi Airport Terminal Building, Markurdi, Benue State
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1.7.0 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
This
scope of this thesis is restricted to the passenger terminal building
within the airport and NOT the entire airport as a whole. This is to say
that the work involves the only the landside of the airport (and not
the airside) which includes the terminal building and auxiliary
(supporting) facilities within the landside premises. These are briefly
listed below:
ï¶ Exterior elements:
Terminal building;
Well-defined road network;
Parking lots;
Signs;
Fire station;
Motel;
ï¶ Terminal building:
Entrance hall;
Departure lounge;
Arrivals lounge;
Customs and Immigration;
Baggage reclaim hall;
Outbound baggage hall;
Shops and snack bars;
Conveniences;
Supporting office spaces.
1.8.0 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION
The
passenger terminal building is chosen and located in the Makurdi
Airport premises, which is a domestic airport in Makurdi, Benue State,
for the following reasons:
The existing terminal building on the site is small and outdated;
Aviation prospects in the state of project location is terribly poor;
The existing facility has no provision for future expansion.
1.9.0 RELEVANCE OF PROJECT
This
rearch will help to contribute and extend the frontiers of knowledge in
the academic development of aviation architecture. It also exposes all
aspects of professional details and necessary techniques of scientific
investigation in this field.
In other words, this guide provides the
basic criteria to organize, evaluate, plan, programme and design
airport terminal facilities. The information presented is intended to
make researchers aware of important design considerations and to aid
them in project development.
1.10.0 DEFINITION OF TERMS
(1.)
The Terminal Building:The structure located on the landside of the
airport which is the interface between the airfield and the rest of the
airport. It include those facilities that are required for passenger
handling, cargo handling, maintenance, and airport administration.
(2.)
Amenities:That part of a terminal building housing convenience,
service, and diversion facilities for the passengers, tenants, and
public.
(3.) Apron:The apron comprises the area and facilities used
for aircraft gate parking and aircraft support and servicing operations.
It includes the following subcomponents:
Aircraft Gate Parking
Positions: Used for the parking aircraft to enplane and deplane
passengers. The passenger boarding device is part of the gate position.
Aircraft
Service Areas: On or adjacent to an aircraft parking position. They are
used by airline personnel/equipment for servicing aircraft and the
staging of baggage, freight, and mail for loading and unloading of
aircraft.
Taxi Lanes: Reserved to provide taxing aircraft with access to and from parking positions.
Service/Fire Lanes: Identified rights-of-way on the apron designated for aircraft ground service vehicles and fire equipment.
(4.)
Average Peak Hour:The peak hour of the average peak day. The peak hour
is the one hour period of any peak day during which the highest
percentage of the day‟s traffic is experienced. The average peak day is
the average of the top 37 days (10 percent) of a year in terms of
traffic volume.
(5.) Baggage Diverted:A mechanical device for
transferring baggage from a moving conveyor belt to a baggage claim
counter in such manner that the baggage is evenly distributed along the
baggage counter.
(6.) Boarding Control Point: The point at which a
passenger‟s credentials are inspected to assure that they are authorized
to board a particular flight. Normally, this point is located in the
vicinity of the gate from which the flight will depart.
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