Sizing a terminal
Passenger terminal building
Article REF: C4120 V2
Sizing a terminal
Passenger terminal building

Authors : Xavier BRUSSEAU, Alexandre VOGLEY, Laura BUIREL

Publication date: January 10, 2015 | Lire en français

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4. Sizing a terminal

In the rest of this paragraph, we'll explain how, based on a projected traffic level, we can estimate the number of people present in each module of the terminal, and deduce the sizing of the infrastructure.

4.1 Choice of design traffic level

  • This choice mainly involves two parameters:

    • duration of service, i.e. the number of years during which the terminal must offer a good quality of service;

    • number and type of annual peak-hour passengers.

  • Other conditions also come into play:

    • an extension must not be too small, as it is expensive per...

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