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Hong
Kong Airport
The construction of Hong Kong International
Airport at Chek Lap Kok was one of the biggest
operations in the industry. The core program
cost more than $20 billion and involved four
major sponsors, ten separate projects, 225
construction contracts and over 1,000 critical
interfaces.
Hong Kong International Airport is the fifth
busiest in the world; it sees an average of 650
aircraft take-offs and landings every day and
carried over 37 million passengers in 2004. The
cargo areas are some of the world's busiest and
handled over 3.1 million t in 2004, 17.4% more
than the 2003 figure.
The shopping and leisure facilities include the
airport's SkyMart with 160 shopping outlets and
40 restaurants spread over 39,000mē. The
facilities also include free and pay Internet
lounges, Wi-Fi access, many lounges and TV
screens and a children's play area. The superior
facilities have meant that the airport has been
voted the world's best in 2002, 2003, 2004 and
2005 and is consistently in the top five list.
Operations were moved from the existing Kai Tak
Airport to Hong Kong International during a
single night in July 1998, a task that required
the coordinated operation of some 1,200 vehicles
and a convoy of barges. Despite the enormous
complexity, flight and passenger processing met
operational standards before the end of the
first week, and cargo operations were on track
soon after.
CLK is currently the Number 1 rated airport in
the world.
LSI
was the Project Engineering Manager (Prof. David
R. Langholff), Design
Manager, and Construction Manager for Special
Airport Systems, Extra Low Voltage Systems,
Baggage Handling System and Automated People
Mover System (in building Train).
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