Airport – Northern Extension Leipzig/Halle

The extension of Leipzig/Halle airport to the north of the federal expressway A 14 essentially comprises the following main features:

  • Total area: approx. 600 hectares
  • Runway for landing and take-off (3 600 m x 60 m)
  • Taxiway system
  • Terminal area
  • taxiway bridges across the A 14 federal expressway and a planned railway line
  • Fire station
  • Internal road network 

Disciplines

  • Airports

Companies

Dorsch Engineers GmbH

Client

Flughafen Leipzig/Halle GmbH

Duration

From 1994 to 2006

Location

Leipzig/Halle, Germany

Project Activities

DORSCH CONSULT, together with another German consulting engineering company, has been retained by the Leipzig/Halle airport authority to prepare the plan approval documents for the northern extension of the existing airport. The subsequent services detailed design, preparation of tender documents, award of contract, supervision of works and project management were awarded to the same design team after the completion of theinitial phase. The services rendered refer to the following individual components of the extension project:

  • Large-scale earthworks
  • Runway
  • Taxiways
  • Lighting
  • Taxiway bridges
  • Drainage
  • De-icing

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