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With an investment of $45 millions of dollars, The optimization works at the Medellín Airport were announced – Black river to achieve a capacity of 17,5 million passengers per year. Airplane photo
With the aim of responding to the sustained growth of air traffic in Antioquia, The national government and the concessionaire Airplan have announced the start of an ambitious optimization works plan in the José María Córdova International Airport (MDE). This intervention, which focuses on a smart transformation of existing infrastructure, seeks to maximize operational efficiency and improve the user experience without the need for a physical expansion of the terminal Black river.
Currently, the terminal that serves Medellin faces the challenge of meeting a demand that already exceeds 15 million passengers per year, despite having been initially projected for a lower capacity. The jobs, that will be executed while maintaining the normal operation of the airport, will allow you to manage up to 17,5 million people a year through the redistribution of spaces, the relocation of administrative areas and the implementation of new technology.
Optimization and improvements at Medellín Airport
Next, we detail the 26 key interventions distributed in the four strategic zones:
Public zone: efficiency in the hall and passenger service
- New national boarding room: Adequacy of an area 2.150 m² con 750 chairs, new bathrooms and 6 boarding gates for remote operation by buses.
New check-in positions and self-check-in kiosks:
- Hall A: increase of 28 a 36 registration and passage positions 7 a 14 kiosks, raising the capacity to 864 passengers per hour.
- Hall B: increase of 28 a 44 positions and increase 7 a 18 self check-in kiosks, to serve up to 1.056 passengers per hour.
- Extension for national ranks: Construction of 55 m² of slab to organize the flow of passengers before entering the security filter.
- Renovation of bathrooms in halls A and B: Modernization and expansion of services, going from 32 a 48 toilets available for the airport community.
- New evacuation staircase: Construction of a safe emergency route adapted to the new distribution of the queuing area.
international area: technology and agility in migration processes
- New Biomig equipment: Installation of 6 additional biometric devices (3 in departures and 3 in arrivals) to expedite immigration control.
- Modernization of migration modules: Increase in face-to-face care positions, going from 10 a 12 in departures and 10 a 15 in arrivals.
- International security filter: Incorporation of 3 aisles for automatic reading of boarding passes and reorganization of 4 exclusive filters for passengers.
- Luggage system redesign (BHS) norte: Installation of new x-ray and tomograph equipment, increasing inspection capacity 400 a 1.400 bags per hour.
- New boarding room at the door 9: Transformation of commercial premises into a waiting room 220 m² con 130 additional chairs.
- Modernization of boarding modules: Update 9 modules with simultaneous reading technology to reduce shipping times in a 25 %.
- Remodeling of the international connection center: New infrastructure and X-ray equipment that will allow people to go from 180 a 480 passengers per hour.
- Filter for employees and goods: Creation of a separate access with X-rays to separate personnel flows from international passengers.
- Cover in boarding rooms 15 and 16: Enabling 87 additional m² and 130 new chairs to improve waiting comfort.
- International bathroom renovation: Expansion of services in the commercial area and door 11, increasing capacity 21 sanitary.
- Mechanical ventilation in immigration: Implementation of systems to improve the thermal comfort of international travelers upon arrival.
- New cover for immigration officers: Improvement of climatic conditions in the work area of the authorities on departures.
national area: security optimization and internal flows
- Expansion of the national security filter: Installation of 2 new x-ray machines to reach 8 exclusive filters, raising the capacity to 1.920 travelers per hour.
- National boarding modules: Technological modernization of 16 modules to reduce boarding times in a 25 %.
- Exclusive filter for employees: Second independent access for the airport community, which today has about 11.000 workers.
- Filter for oversized luggage: Dedicated space for special baggage inspection, optimizing the use of common areas.
- Bathrooms in doors 5 and 9: Adaptation and modernization of spaces to achieve 48 toilets in these areas of high demand.
- Bathrooms in baggage claim: Expansion and renovation in the rooms 2 and 3 to improve the passenger experience in domestic arrivals.
air side: operational and logistical capacity
- New domestic baggage claim hall: Building of 600 m² with new conveyor belts, bathrooms and security technology exit.
- Remote positions for aircraft: Construction of 6 new positions on platform (4 international and 2 nationals) to optimize operation during peak hours.
- Expansion for luggage selection: Extension of the conveyor belt and the luggage carrier parking area in 280 m².
This works plan will allow the Jose Maria Cordova Airport strengthen your infrastructure immediately, ensuring that the main air terminal of Rionegro continues to be an efficient connectivity engine for Colombia.
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