Table Of ContentChisinau Airport Draft Master Plan
December, 2009
DRAFT Master Plan Chisinau Airport December 2009
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Content
List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................................. 9
1. Executive Summary ........................................................................................... 13
2. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 15
2.1 Purpose of the Master Plan ................................................................................... 15
2.2 Methodology of the Master Plan ........................................................................... 15
2.3 Planning objectives and criteria ............................................................................. 17
3. Background and History of Chisinau Airport .................................................. 21
4. Inventory of Services, Facilities, Zoning and Restrictions ............................. 23
4.1 General ................................................................................................................. 23
4.2 Airfield .................................................................................................................. 25
4.2.1 Runway ................................................................................................................ 25
4.2.2 Taxiways .............................................................................................................. 29
4.2.3 Apron ................................................................................................................... 33
4.2.4 Navigational, Visual Aids and Airfield Lighting ........................................................ 36
4.2.5 Obstacle Limitation Surfaces ................................................................................. 38
4.2.6 Airfield Fencing and Perimeter Road ..................................................................... 42
4.2.7 Airside Capacity .................................................................................................... 42
4.3 Terminal ............................................................................................................... 43
4.3.1 Passenger Terminal .............................................................................................. 43
4.3.2 VIP Terminal / Delegation Terminal ........................................................................ 49
4.4 Landside access and parking ............................................................................... 50
4.5 Secondary buildings ............................................................................................. 51
4.5.1 Fuel Farm ............................................................................................................. 52
4.5.2 Petrol Station ........................................................................................................ 52
4.5.3 Vehicle Maintenance ............................................................................................. 53
4.5.4 Aircraft Maintenance ............................................................................................. 53
4.5.5 Fire Brigade .......................................................................................................... 54
4.5.6 GSE and heavy Airfield Equipment ........................................................................ 55
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4.5.7 Tower / ATC / Administration ................................................................................ 56
4.5.8 Catering ................................................................................................................ 57
4.5.9 Parking ................................................................................................................. 57
4.5.10 Medical Centre ..................................................................................................... 57
4.5.11 Building Maintenance ............................................................................................ 57
4.5.12 Old Terminal Building ............................................................................................ 58
4.6 Utilities .................................................................................................................. 59
4.6.1 Water supply and Fire Fighting .............................................................................. 59
4.6.2 Surface Water Drainage System ........................................................................... 61
4.6.3 Sewage System and Waste Water ........................................................................ 65
4.6.4 Electric Energy / Power Supply ............................................................................. 67
4.6.5 Natural Gas Supply ............................................................................................... 70
4.6.6 Heating Plants / Central Heating ........................................................................... 71
4.7 Environmental Situation ........................................................................................ 71
4.7.1 Climate ................................................................................................................. 71
4.7.2 Site geology, topography and seismicity ............................................................... 73
4.7.3 Regulatory compliance summary .......................................................................... 73
4.7.4 Soil and ground water ........................................................................................... 74
4.7.5 Noise .................................................................................................................... 74
4.7.5.1 Aircraft noise ......................................................................................................... 75
4.7.5.2 Ground noise ........................................................................................................ 76
4.7.5.3 Minimizing aircraft and ground noise ..................................................................... 78
4.7.5.4 Safety and Noise Zoning ....................................................................................... 78
4.7.6 Air quality .............................................................................................................. 79
4.7.7 Water Supply and Wastewater Discharges ............................................................ 82
4.7.8 Sewage system .................................................................................................... 82
4.7.9 Wastewater from the airplanes .............................................................................. 83
4.7.10 Surface Water Drainage System ........................................................................... 84
4.7.11 De-icing ................................................................................................................ 89
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4.7.12 Waste Management .............................................................................................. 90
4.7.13 Dumps ................................................................................................................. 91
4.7.14 Hazardous waste and materials ............................................................................ 91
4.7.15 Operational Nuisances .......................................................................................... 93
4.7.16 Heritage ................................................................................................................ 93
4.7.17 Energy and Resource Efficiency ............................................................................ 93
4.7.18 Flora, Fauna and Wildlife Hazard Control ............................................................... 94
4.7.19 Emergency procedures ......................................................................................... 95
4.7.20 Occupational and Health Safety ............................................................................ 95
4.7.21 Training and Emergency ....................................................................................... 96
4.7.22 Community Liaison and Consultation .................................................................... 96
5. Traffic Forecast for Chisinau Airport ............................................................... 98
5.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 98
5.2 Socio-economic impacts ...................................................................................... 98
5.3 Traffic development at Chisinau Airport ............................................................... 104
5.4 Traffic forecast approach .................................................................................... 108
5.5 Passenger forecast ............................................................................................. 109
5.6 Aircraft movements forecast ............................................................................... 110
5.7 Cargo forecast .................................................................................................... 111
5.8 Scenarios ........................................................................................................... 112
5.9 Design day profile ............................................................................................... 112
6. Users characteristics, the airport role and its commercial strategy .......... 114
7. Demand / Capacity Analysis ........................................................................... 116
7.1 Airfield ................................................................................................................ 116
7.2 Terminal ............................................................................................................. 119
7.3 Landside Access and Parking ............................................................................. 120
7.4 Utilities ................................................................................................................ 121
8. Facility requirements and concepts as well as support services and utilities
........................................................................................................................... 122
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8.1 Airside ................................................................................................................ 122
8.2 Navigation Aids ................................................................................................... 124
8.3 Air Traffic Control Tower ..................................................................................... 125
8.4 Weather Criteria .................................................................................................. 125
8.5 Passenger Terminal ............................................................................................ 126
8.6 Cargo terminal .................................................................................................... 133
8.7 On-airport ground access and car parking .......................................................... 134
8.8 Ancillary Facilities ................................................................................................ 136
8.9 Utilities ................................................................................................................ 138
8.9.1 Power Supply ..................................................................................................... 138
8.9.2 Surface Water Drainage ...................................................................................... 139
8.9.3 Water Supply ...................................................................................................... 139
8.9.4 De-icing .............................................................................................................. 139
8.10 Real Estate and Retail Development .................................................................... 140
9. Alternatives and options ................................................................................. 141
9.1 Airside Development Options .............................................................................. 142
9.2 Landside Development Options .......................................................................... 148
9.2.1 Existing Terminal ................................................................................................. 148
10. Phasing Plan and prioritization of phases ..................................................... 153
10.1 Phase 1 .............................................................................................................. 153
10.2 Phase 2 .............................................................................................................. 157
10.3 Phase 3 .............................................................................................................. 160
11. Land-Use Plan.................................................................................................. 163
11.1 Land-Use principles ............................................................................................ 163
11.2 Airfield Development Concept ............................................................................. 165
11.3 Terminal Development Concept .......................................................................... 168
11.3.1 Design Parameters ............................................................................................. 168
11.3.2 Functional Requirements .................................................................................... 169
11.3.3 Space and Equipment Requirements .................................................................. 170
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11.4 Draft Terminal Design.......................................................................................... 171
11.4.1 Development Concept and Phasing .................................................................... 171
11.5 Landside Access and Car Parking ...................................................................... 175
11.6 Ancillary Facilities ................................................................................................ 176
11.7 Utilities ................................................................................................................ 180
12. Financial Planning ........................................................................................... 191
13. Detailed Options for Further Commercialization of the Airport .................. 194
13.1 Cost ................................................................................................................... 195
13.2 Revenues ........................................................................................................... 197
13.2.1 Hotel .................................................................................................................. 198
13.2.2 Offices ................................................................................................................ 198
13.2.3 Car parks ........................................................................................................... 199
13.2.4 Terminal ............................................................................................................. 200
14. Environmental Impact ..................................................................................... 202
14.1 Noise .................................................................................................................. 202
14.1.1 Aircraft Noise ...................................................................................................... 203
14.1.1.1.1 Noise Contours ................................................................................................... 204
14.1.1.2 Noise results ....................................................................................................... 206
14.1.1.3 Interpretation of noise results and conclusions .................................................... 210
14.1.2 Safety and Noise Zoning ..................................................................................... 212
14.1.3 Noise monitoring................................................................................................. 213
14.2 Air Quality ........................................................................................................... 214
14.2.1 Background Air Quality ....................................................................................... 214
14.2.2 Future Air Quality Assessment ............................................................................ 218
14.2.2.1 Emission Inventory associated with the Operational Phases ................................ 218
14.2.2.2 Assessment of Impacts on Air ............................................................................. 227
14.3 Waste Management ............................................................................................ 234
14.4 Soil and Groundwater Contamination .................................................................. 235
14.5 Water Supply and Wastewater Discharges .......................................................... 236
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14.6 Wastewater sewer system .................................................................................. 236
14.7 Surface water drainage system ........................................................................... 237
14.8 Flora, Fauna and Wildlife Hazard Control ............................................................. 238
14.9 Energy Efficiency and Fuel Resources ................................................................. 239
14.10 Material Assets and Cultural Heritage .................................................................. 240
14.11 Social and local economic impacts ..................................................................... 240
15. Public and Airline Consultation ...................................................................... 242
16. References ....................................................................................................... 244
17. Appendix........................................................................................................... 246
17.1 Land Use Maps for Chisinau Airport .................................................................... 246
17.2 Maps of air pollutants dispersion for the two scenarios: 2015/2016 and 2030
selected for Chisinau Airport ............................................................................... 247
17.3 Overlap noise maps (Lden and Lnight) for 2009/ 2010, 2015/2016 and 2030 ..... 248
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List of Abbreviations
a – annual
ATC – Air Traffic Control
ACI – Airports Council International
ATM – Air Transport Movement
AAGR – Average Annual Growth rate
ACN – Aircraft Classification Number
ARR – Arrival
Arriv. - Arrival
Approx. – Approximately
BHS - Baggage Handling System
Capex - Capital Expenditures
CBR – California Bearing Ratio
CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States
cm - centimetre
Dep – Departure
Dom – Domestic
Des. Live – Design Live
e.g. – for example
ETV – Elevating Transfer Vehicle
F+B - Food and Beverage
FSNRMS – Federal Supervisory Natural Resources Management Services
GSE – Ground Service Equipment
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GDP – Gross Domestic Product
GA – General Aviation
h – Hour
HTA – HOCHTIEF AirPort
IATA – International Air Transport Association
ICAO – International Civil Aviation Organization
ILS – Instrument Landing System
Incl. – Including
Int – International
Immig – Immigration
KDP – Commander dispatcher point
KIV – IATA Code for Chisinau International Airport
km – kilometer
KW – Kilowatt
l – Liter
LDA – Landing distance Available
m – Meter (m² - square meter; m³ - cubic meter)
M&E – Mechanical and Electrical
max – Maximum
Mio – Million
MNR – Ministry of Natural Resources
MIDT – Market Information Data Tapes
mppa - Million Passengers per Annum
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