The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Terminal currently being built by CCECC (The second largest construction firm, operating in Nigeria), is a 3 Million PAX project. The development was spearheaded during the tenure of deposed Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah. The development has a GFA (Gross Floor Area) of 40,000 sqm. The new terminal being built by CCECC in Lagos, also has a GFA of 40,000 sqm. Kano, Enugu and Port Harcourt's new terminals, also being built by CCECC will each boast of 28,000 sqm.
There has been a lot of speculation about the design appearances of the CCECC terminals, but as Blackborderbuild had theorized, the design of the new CCECC terminals in Lagos and Abuja are conforming to the models shown in the Aerotropolis animations. As can be seen in the image above, the design is more or less along the lines of many of the new terminals being developed across the country, albeit at a grander scale. The design, will not be winning any international design awards, but it is more modern than most Nigerian terminals, if that is any consolation.
The design also shows new parking facilities (Multistory) and aero-bridges to facilitate movement. Simply from the visuals that we have here, the new terminal seems comparable in size to the existing terminal. CCECC plan to conclude the new Nnamdi Azikiwe Terminal by 2016, as with their other major terminals.
There has been a lot of speculation about the design appearances of the CCECC terminals, but as Blackborderbuild had theorized, the design of the new CCECC terminals in Lagos and Abuja are conforming to the models shown in the Aerotropolis animations. As can be seen in the image above, the design is more or less along the lines of many of the new terminals being developed across the country, albeit at a grander scale. The design, will not be winning any international design awards, but it is more modern than most Nigerian terminals, if that is any consolation.
The design also shows new parking facilities (Multistory) and aero-bridges to facilitate movement. Simply from the visuals that we have here, the new terminal seems comparable in size to the existing terminal. CCECC plan to conclude the new Nnamdi Azikiwe Terminal by 2016, as with their other major terminals.
The following site image, was captured during Okonjo Iweala's (Minister of Finance) visit to various sites in Abuja on the 24th of July - 2014. The amount of GFA being built and rehabilitated by Nigeria is possibly the largest on the entire African continent. The CCECC terminals alone are 164,000 sqm. Nigeria is essentially within the bracket of 200,000-250,000 sqm of new airport facilities being built or completed in the past 7 years! With that said however, Nigeria has opted for a more distributed effort, rather than the type of piecemeal efforts seen in other parts of the continent. There are single projects in East Africa and North Africa with GFAs of 60,000/80,000 sqm for example.
We are definitely investing in Aviation. The question, however must be raised, that are we investing enough in our two key airport facilitates, in Abuja and Lagos? The answer from the aviation ministry, may very well be in the title of this post. If the Aerotropolis project is still alive, then what we do know is that more terminals, transit terminals and complementary services will be built in the future.
Written by T.Adeniyi for Blackborderbuild.com
We are definitely investing in Aviation. The question, however must be raised, that are we investing enough in our two key airport facilitates, in Abuja and Lagos? The answer from the aviation ministry, may very well be in the title of this post. If the Aerotropolis project is still alive, then what we do know is that more terminals, transit terminals and complementary services will be built in the future.
Written by T.Adeniyi for Blackborderbuild.com