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Kuala
Lumpur Airport
The
planning and development of the new Kuala Lumpur
International Airport at Sepang, Malaysia, began
in early 1990 when it became evident that the
existing Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International
Airport (formerly Subang International Airport)
had limited expansion capability to meet the
long-term increase in passenger and cargo
demand. The government therefore decided to
build a new airport at an alternative site to
accommodate not only the rapid increase in air
transport, but also to meet the growing demand
of the tourism and services sector.
Covering
100kmē of land, Kuala Lumpur International
Airport was completed in four and a half years
with round-the-clock construction work (making
it the fastest airport ever built), undertaken
by an international workforce of 25,000 people
at a cost of about $3.5 billion. The facility
commenced full commercial operations on 28 June
1998
Phase 1
required the construction of facilities capable
of handling up to 25 million passengers. The
major facilities included two 2.5 mile parallel
runways (4000m x 60m) and a mega terminal
building with a satellite and 83 aircraft stands
(contact and remote).
Sixty
contact piers, 20 remote parking bays with 80
aircraft parking positions, one mega terminal,
one satellite, two runways and other facilities
are available to accommodate the throughput of
25 million passengers per year.
The runways
will be on a staggered configuration 2,535m
apart to allow for simultaneous operation.
Equipped with category II navigational and
lighting aids, they will be complemented by a
taxiway system for the efficient and expeditious
flow of aircraft on the ground.
The
terminal building is designated for expansion in
the next two phases. All domestic, Singapore and
mixed flights will be served from a pier
connected to the main terminal, while all other
international flights will be served by a
four-armed satellite building located in the
main parking apron. An automated people-mover
shuttle system will link the terminal and the
satellite building. This system is designed for
a maximum waiting time of five minutes.
Since 2000,
KLIA has won numerous awards, among others were
in 2006 for, "Best Airport in the 15-25
million passengers per annum category in the
AETRA 2005 results" and "Third place for
both Best Airport Worldwide and Best Airport in
Asia/Pacific categories in the AETRA 2005
results". Again in 2007, KLIA was
rated the Best Airport in the world for 15-25
million passengers with Third Best Airport in
Asia Pacific and Worldwide, behind Incheon
International Airport , Hong Kong International
Airport and beating Singapore Changi Airport (SKYTRAX's
World Best Airport) which fell fourth place in
World Best Airport and Asia Pacific Best Airport
category. The award was organized by Airports
Council International Airport Service Quality
(ACI-ASQ)
LSI was the Senior Management Consultant for the
Total Airport Management System (TAMS) engaged
by Harris Corporation and later extended by
Samsung Corporation. In this capacity the LSI
team,
under the direction of Principal Engineer, Prof.
David R. Langholff,
provided Operational Concepts and Guidelines
that provided the necessary criteria for the
configuration of the Special Airport Systems
(Core) and their Integrated Interfaces.
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