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Expansion of Warsaw Chopin Airport (Terminal A)

completed stage: operational delivered
400 mln PLN
estimate · data from 2015 ≈ 400 mln PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal) funding: partial EU co-funding (Program Operacyjny Infrastruktura i Środowisko 2007–2013)

The reconstruction and modernisation of the Frédéric Chopin Airport in Warsaw (Okęcie), as a result of which the former Terminal 1 — with its characteristic beetroot-coloured roof — was integrated with the newer part of the terminal into a single facility named Terminal A. The reconstruction of the old part of the terminal began in September 2012, after the Euro 2012 football championships, and was carried out over approx. 2.5 years, until April 2015; the modernised part was brought into use in May 2015. The facility has seven storeys with an area of 60,000 m², with 48 check-in desks and 6 self-service desks; after being joined with the previously used part, the whole Terminal A has approx. 154,500 m², and its capacity was assessed at approx. 20 million passengers per year. The investment cost approx. PLN 400 million net and was partly financed with European Union funds (Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment 2007–2013). The general contractor was a consortium of HOCHTIEF Polska and HOCHTIEF Solutions AG. The airport is managed by the state enterprise "Porty Lotnicze" (PPL).

How it went

Assessment: settled. Signals only where documented.

Delivery delivered
Utilisation in use
Scope as announced
passenger terminal capacity (main terminal of Chopin Airport)
0 / 0.2 passengers/yr (since 2015) 0% utilisation

Timeline

  1. Construction start Sep 2012
  2. Delivery May 2015

Change history

  • May 2015 status: completed
  • May 2015 stage: operational
  • Sep 2012 stage: construction

Significance

The modernised Terminal A became the main and most modern passenger terminal of Chopin Airport — the largest airport in Poland — with a capacity assessed at approx. 20 million passengers per year. The expansion provided a direct, underground connection between the arrivals hall and the Warszawa Lotnisko Chopina railway station, increased the number of check-in desks and security control points, and made a glazed viewing terrace available. Photovoltaic cells with an area of approx. 7,000 m² were installed on the roof of the modernised part. The investment, carried out by the HOCHTIEF consortium, was awarded the title of Construction of the Year.

Sources 5

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  1. Lotnisko Chopina w Warszawie ↗
    Wikipedia (pl)
    StatusStageCostConstruction startDeliveryDescriptionSignificance
    Status „Zmodernizowana część terminala, oddana do użytku w maju 2015"
    Cost „Modernizacja terminala kosztowała ok. 400 mln zł netto"
    Construction start „We wrześniu 2012 rozpoczęła się przebudowa terminala"
  2. Modernization of Zone 1 of Terminal A of the Chopin Airport in Warsaw ↗
    HOCHTIEF Polska
    Construction startDeliveryInvestorSignificance
  3. Warsaw Chopin Airport Terminal A, Warsaw ↗
    Airport Technology
    StatusCostDeliveryInvestorOutcome
    Stage „The reconstruction and modernisation of the airport's Terminal 1, now named Terminal A, was completed in May 2015."
    Investor „Investor: PP Porty Lotnicze, Polish state-owned airport operator"
  4. Lotnisko Chopina: Otwarcie przebudowanego terminalu wcześniej niż planowano? ↗
    Rynek Lotniczy 20 May 2015
    StatusStageDeliverySignificance
  5. Lotnisko Chopina otwiera nowy terminal ↗
    zwrot.cz 13 May 2015
    Construction startDeliverySignificanceUtilisation