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The new terminal at Muscat International Airport would be completed by 2014 and will have the capacity to handle 12 million passengers annually. Further expansions planned in three subsequent phases will ultimately boost the airport’ capacity to 24, 36 and 48 million passengers when the demand is required.
New Muscat International Airport Facts |
| Description |
Facts |
| Terminal Building Capacity – Stage 1 |
12 million passengers per annum (mppa.) |
| Terminal Building Capacity – Stage 2 / 3 / 4 |
24 / 36 / 48 mppa. |
| Total Gross Floor Area Terminal Building |
334,995 m˛ |
| Car Parking Capacity |
8,000 |
| Air Traffic Control Tower Height |
97m |
| Existing runway length after extension
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4,000 x 60m |
| New Runway Specifications |
4,000 x 60m |
| Boarding Bridges / Contact Stands |
29 |
| Bus Boarding Lounges |
10 |
| Remote Aircraft Stands |
30 |
| Check-In Counters |
86 |
| Self service check-in kiosks |
20 |
| Emigration Counters - Departures |
31 |
| Immigration Counters – Arrivals
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56 |
| Arrivals Carousels |
8 international + 2 domestic |
| Transfer Counters |
24 |
| Cargo Terminal Capacity |
260,000 tons per annum |
| In-Flight Catering Capacity |
24,000 meals per day |
| Aircraft Hangar Capacity |
2
wide body + 4 narrow body |
| Airside Hotel Capacity |
90 beds |
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Contracts for Muscat International Airport
COWI, in a joint venture with Larsen Architects and Copenhagen Airports, are principal consultants on the expansion of Muscat International Airport in Oman. As principal consultant, COWI is heading up the joint venture that will carry out the large-scale airport project from planning and designing to supervision of the building works. The assignment comprises runways, approach roads, terminals, baggage handling systems, control tower and all the other buildings and installations needed in a modern airport. The aim is to design a state-of-the-art airport offering passengers a supreme degree of comfort and safety.
ADPI, the subsidiary of Aeroports de Paris, are the project management consultants for the development of Muscat International Airport. adpi is providing project management consulting service and supervision of the engineering phase, overview of tender allocations, supervision of building phases and supervision of preparation for startup.
The project has been divided into various main contracts and standard national contracts.
Main and Standard National Contracts for the New Muscat International Airport
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| Contracts |
Description |
Contract Awarded to |
| Project Management |
Project Management Consulting Service |
adpi |
| Principal Consultant |
Principal Consultant for Design and Supervision |
COWI - Larsen Joint Venture |
| MC1 |
Civil Works - new Runway, Taxiway, Apron, landside development. Access road to terminal |
Consolidated Contractors Company - TAV Joint Venture |
| MC2 |
Air Traffic Control (ATC), Air Traffic
Management (ATM), Data Centre (DC2), Contingency & Training Building
(C&T), Crash, Fire & Rescue (CFR) |
Carillion Alawi |
| MC3 |
Passenger Terminal Building (PTB) |
Bechtel-ENKA-Bahwan Engineering Company - Joint Venture |
| MC4A |
Civil Aviation Head Quarters Building |
Towell Construction Co. LLC |
| MC6 |
IT & Security Systems |
Ultra Electronics |
| MC7 |
Operational Readiness & Airport Transfer (ORAT) |
Munich Airport |
| MC8 |
Baggage Handling Systems |
Vanderlande Industries |
| SNC9 |
Air Traffic Management Systems |
Indra |
| SNC10 |
Navigational Aids Systems |
Thales |
| SNC11 |
Passenger Boarding Bridges |
To be awarded |
| MC12 |
Detail Design and Construction of
Cargo and Maintenance, Repair and Over-haul Facilities |
To be awarded |
| MC13 |
Detail Design and Construction of
Catering Facilities |
To be awarded |
MC-Main
Contract
SNC-Standard National Contract
Other Contracts Awarded for the New Muscat International Airport
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| Contract Description |
Contract Awarded to
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| Dredging works and soil reclamation |
Boskalis Westminister |
| Improving and strengthening the soil (Ground Improvement) |
Solitanche Pachy |
| Construction of channels to discharge wadi water and roadside paving works and installation of Culverts |
Desert Line Projects |
| Design, supply, install and commission a new radar |
Raytheon |
| Construction of rock fill for new runway and taxiway |
Galfar Engineering and Contracting |
| Relocation of water pipe lines and security fences |
Al Matar Company |
| Design and Construction Supervision services for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Hangars and Cargo facilities |
Ghafari Associates LLC |
| Design and Construction Supervision for In-Flight catering facilities |
Al-Hatmy Engineering |
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