RDU Airport, NC – Officials at Raleigh-Durham International Airport today will give the media a sneak peak of its new $570 million terminal. The new terminal will feature the latest in airport design, technology and customer enhancements. The project is the largest in the airport’s history and will accommodate over 11 million passengers a year.
The new terminal will alleviate overcrowding in Terminal A, while positioning the airport for future growth. The number of passengers traveling through RDU is up seven percent compared to the same period last year. As a result, nearly 10 million passengers are expected to travel through RDU this year.
At over 900,000 square feet, the new terminal is designed to move passengers quickly through the airline check-in and security checkpoint processes. The airline check-in area will be 75,000 square feet and feature three ticketing islands with 20 traditional airline check-in counters. Eighty kiosks will be placed throughout the check-in area for electronic ticket holders. The security checkpoint will feature 10 checkpoint lanes, double the number in Terminal C, the terminal the new facility will replace.
Terminal Highlights
- Departing passengers enter a central atrium with ceilings soaring up to 60 feet high.
- The airline ticketing area will be 75,000 square feet, three times larger than the ticketing area in Terminal C.
- Passengers will check-in at one of three ticketing islands, which feature 20 traditional airline ticket counters or at one of the 80 electronic kiosks.
- The security checkpoint will be over 17,000 square feet, more than double the size of the security checkpoint in Terminal C, and will have 10 lanes available to the Transportation Security Administration.
- The new terminal will feature nearly 50 restaurants and specialty retail outlets. Plans call for a combination of national brands and locally-themed restaurants and shops.
- Each day, over 325 construction workers are on site.
- Amount of structural steel to be used in the building: 15 tons
- Amount of concrete to be used in construction: 22,000 cubic yards
- Total curtain wall: 185,000 square feet
- Total square feet of terrazzo flooring: 260,000 square feet
- Length of the concourse: 2,160 linear feet.
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