Here are some first images of the terminal layout:
Main terminal with the ‘skybridge’ and the satellite building
Pier J on the left of the main terminal and pier P on the left of the satellite building
Pier K & L on the right of the main terminal and pier Q on the right of the satellite building.
The layout is based on this overview picture, notice the option that planes can drive underneath the skybridge, would be cool if we can set that up in the future as well. At least service vehicles, but both planes and vehicles would be the coolest option.
Had to open the blocked tiles to be able to build the long piers. Will be a challenge to get all the service roads and taxi ways in there in such a way that it functions. I did not build the gateway building with the transportation hub in front of the main terminal, as that is not possible now anyway. Maybe something for the future when we have multiple floors and more transportation options.
Also looking at options where to put the runways, can become a bit of a mess when runways cannot (yet) be connected to stands, or planes cannot (yet) be guided in a specific way. Current idea is to have at least 2 runways per side of the terminal (separated in landing and take off) and keep the taxi ways separated as well. Don’t know if that will work and if the system understands already that a runway is not connected to X amount of stands. So could be the case that a plane lands on the side of pier J/P but needs to be at the pier K/L/Q side and cannot reach it because the taxi ways are not connected. AFAIK and what I’ve seen that is not the case with take off as a plane picks the nearest free runway (correct me if I’m wrong). Will be trial and error to see what happens. Biggest concern is delays on the airport for PAX and personnel because of the long distances to stands.
Please let me know if you have any thoughts or tips for this airport to evolve.