M.V. Komsky

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of terminal reconstruction methods to meet the increasing need for airport facilities. There are many advantages in terminal development by stages as well as in having an adequate methodology to reconstruct terminals. There are three steps in the predesign work of terminal reconstruction. The first step is to estimate the degree of capacity increase for a terminal being built. The second step is the estimation of the limits of planned enlargement of the terminal complex, and subsequently, the third step is the estimation of the significance of the building within the whole complex. The balance between centralization and decentralization in terminal planning is also studied in this paper. Methods of expanding terminal premises include the Spatial-Persistent method of single-terminal complex reconstruction. Three other methods of reconstruction can also provide solutions to some limitations of the spatial method (i.e. linear development, similarity of form and inner reserves). With the advantages of the Spatial-Persistent Method and the reconstruction of terminals by stages, capital costs can be significantly reduced.