Edinburgh Airport Terminal Expansion (2017-2019)
Edinburgh, UK · 2017–2019 · £75 million (part of a wider £200 million investment program)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchThe expansion was the biggest project in a generation at Edinburgh Airport, aimed at accommodating growth to 20 million passengers. - Emphasis on minimizing disruption through careful planning and collaborative working. - The project included new retail and food and beverage outlets, enhancing passenger experience. - Investment in future-proofing the airport for continued growth and connectivity.
Key engineering challenges
Carrying out extensive groundworks, drainage, and concrete floor construction in a live operational airport environment (both airside and landside). - Minimizing disruption to ongoing airport operations, including active aircraft stands and airside roads. - Working around uncharted existing electrical and communication services, including Airfield Ground Lighting, requiring specialized service protection processes and equipment (e.g., vacuum excavators). - Collaborating with multiple stakeholders (client, principal contractor, designers) to ensure safety and project delivery in a complex environment.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Edinburgh Airport Ltd (owned by Global Infrastructure Partners)
- Lead contractor
- BAM Construct (Phase 1)
- Lead designers
- Archial Group (designer of the terminal, earlier expansion)
- Project type
- expansion | upgrade
- Scale
- 14,700m² terminal expansion; new gates; new aircraft stands; new international and domestic arrivals halls; extended immigration hall.
- Disciplines
- Civil; structural; architectural; airport planning; groundworks; drainage
- Standards & frameworks
- UK Building Regulations; airport operational standards; health, safety and security guidelines
Sources: Edinburgh Airport Corporate: Terminal expansion officially opened (https://corporate.edinburghairport.com/media-centre/news-releases/terminal-expansion-officially-opened) - Careys: Edinburgh Airport Terminal Expansion (https://www.careys.co/projects/edinburgh-airport-extension) - Airport Technology: Edinburgh Airport, Scotland (https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/edinburgh-internatio/)