Planning for a New Airport in Thessaloniki, Greece Nikolas Pyrgiotis Yannis Simaiakis 12/11/2007

N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis Project Outline Current airport review Forecasts Location and New Airport Benefits Planning Considerations Airfield Design Passenger Building Layout Overall Layout Possible Expansion Plans 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis SKG Airport Serves Thessaloniki Metro area population over 1.2 million (2006 est.) 3.7 million PAX: Highly Seasonal (60% Summer Traffic) Constant share of domestic pax: 1.5 million/year 120000/month 75% Domestic & Schengen Flights Airfield Configuration: 2 crossing runways: 16/34 & 10/28, each 2500 meters long One taxiway parallel to each runway 22 remote stands Landside Configuration: 1 terminal building 32,000 m2 Cargo buildings 10,000 m2 Public Ownership & Management Largest a/c currently serving SKG- A330 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

SKG Master Plan and Limitations Runway 10/28 expansion New terminal building 115,000 m2 surface, 14 contact stands 8 million pax/year at service level B 4200 pax/peak-hour New apron: 22 remote stands Limitations: Crosswinds Heavy Fog (ILS II not always sufficient) Mountainous pattern to the SE Ground access Rapidly developing surrounding area No available land for further expansion (e.g. new runway) Runway expansion New Passenger Terminal 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis New Airport Necessity for a new airport based on the problems that cannot be overcome by SKG’s master plan Weather, Environmental Issues, Urban Development, Transportation Annual Traffic Growth Forecast based on a exponential fit of historical traffic data due to lack of sufficient data on population growth and GDP. 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis Forecasts Analysis based on: Peak Hour of the 2nd busiest day during the average week in a peak month (Tuesday, 1st week of Aug 07) Scheduled flights in 2007 (lack of data for hourly passenger traffic) 1st Stage of Development Planned to start operations in 2022 (7.5m PAX) and reach capacity by 2032 (12m PAX) Assumed A/C mix for this period based on experience in AIA and similar European Airports 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis Planning Approach Very Uncertain Forecast Uncertainty regarding master plan materialization in current airport Unstable Greek Airline Industry (OA and A3) Infant state of LCC operations Traffic dependency on dynamic tourism Uncertain prospects of Thessaloniki as a business center Flexible and Adaptable Planning Dynamic response to changes in traffic, aircraft mix and traffic type Option to accommodate low cost traffic Option to use land for other purposes Environmental/ Noise Issues Airport as Part of a Multi-Modal Transportation System 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis New Location Improved Transportation Access Undeveloped Farm Land Far from Populated Areas Proximity to Industrial Area and Seaport 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis New Catchment Area 8 cities under 130km Total Population more than 400,000 Good Access to all Cities Potential Emergence of New Markets (Source: www.viamichelin.com) 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis Airfield Design Produced runway capacity envelop of a single runway: 56 movements per hour Adjusted the capacity based on ATM limitations in Greece and an average delay of 4 minute: 46 movements per hour A single runway can serve 4300 pax/hr based on the a/c mix of 5%H, 70%L, 25%S Adequate until 2032 (4200 pax/hr) Based on the windrose for the area the runway should be built in a N-NW to S-SE direction Runway length based on the reference field of a 777-300 Airfield design based on ICAO requirements for design group E: Taxiways, Taxilanes, Aprons, Runway Exits 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis Landside Design A Single Centralized, Linear Terminal Parallel to the Runway Small Terminal Avoid Inefficient Duplication of facilities Small Number of connections Large number of remote stands → Short Terminal Provides the most options for expansion Simple and adjustable division between Schengen/ Non-Schengen zones Centralized facilities for ground transportation and parking Considered other designs and configurations: Linear, Perpendicular to Runway Radial Low-cost terminal Analysis of terminal configuration performed based on DPH and a/c mix forecast for 2032: Use of planning factors to deduce area requirements for different facilities Emulating the design of AIA while making some modifications and improvements 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

Departures Level Arrivals Level 12 contact stands, 12 departure gates (3 NS, 9 S) 130 check-in counters 2 Security Checkpoints, 1 Border Control Area Arrivals Level Additional departure gates for 24 remote stands (S and NS) 1 entrance for NS arrivals (with Immigration facility), 2 for S arrivals Baggage Claim Area adequate to serve at least 12million annual PAX (2 belts for NS, 8 for S/ 2x70m and 8x40m belts)

N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis Overall Layout Overall Airport Configuration designed to reach capacity in 2032 serving 12m PAX (stage 1) Accommodates Airfield and Landside Plans previously presented ICAO reference code: 4-E (FAA E-V) 3,600m runway 33/15 2 taxiways (1 short) Passenger Terminal and Cargo Facility Direction of operations N 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis

Expansion Alternatives

N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis Land Banking Buy the area now while still not constructed and cheap and built the airport when appropriate Requires an area of 6,500,000m2 12/11/2007 N. Pyrgiotis/ I. Simaiakis