The new airport in Istanbul, Turkey, is on track to be the largest in the world. It is expected to hit its 90-million capacity by 2021, with an annual 150 million passenger capacity in its last planned expansion stage by 2023, while remaining upgradable to handle its goal of 200 million annual passengers by 2028.
Rubb Hangar at the new Istanbul Airport
Rubb has been a part of this massive project, building a large MRO hangar for Turkish Airlines. The 82.3m (270ft) x 87.5m (287ft) x 9.8m (32ft) AVC type structure will provide maintenance and repair services for Turkish Airlines Cargo.
Murat Sözer, Turkish Technic Mechanical Works Chief, Directorate of Construction Projects Istanbul Airport – Region A, commented: “We needed a heavy maintenance hangar featuring at least one bay, while our new MRO campus at Istanbul Airport was under construction. The Rubb hangar was most useful for us in terms of fast manufacturing. Another benefit is that when our new MRO facility is finished, we will be able to dismantle this hangar and evaluate and use it at another airport. The main needs that the hangar has helped us meet are lower costs, fast construction and the need for a flexible location. The Rubb hangar is ideal for cases where we work in a single bay: e.g. paint hangars or single bay large body aircraft storage hangars. The Rubb team were very hardworking and fast. Instead of complaints and excuses, they tried to produce continuous solutions.”
The hangar is equipped with 50mm(2”) Rubb Thermohall® insulated cladding. Rubb produced 12,000m² of Thermohall® cladding for the project, utilizing 32,000m²(38K square yards) of Precontraint 412 and Precontraint 832 fabric from Serge Ferrari. This specialized architectural PVC deflects light and heat and is ideal for the climate in Turkey. The Thermohall® cladding effectively insulates the structure, resulting in a facility that can be easily climate controlled.
This MRO building includes a 71.9m (236ft) x 19.8m (65ft) Megadoor entry system. This type of door offers flexibility in accommodating different aircraft that could be stored in the hangar. The MRO facility also features an LED lighting system and a full HVAC system.
States Rubb USA President Dave Nickerson: “This has truly been an internationally cooperative project for Rubb:Rubb UK was involved in the early sales process and securing the contract after first meeting the client at MRO Europe. Rubb USA engineered and oversaw the project, while Rubb Poland produced the Thermohall® and /Rubb Norway provided the advanced Tekla® program modelling. Our partners at Hallmaker Group (Rubb parent company) helped with installation and the steel was produced in Turkey by Modul Celik, with cooperation and oversight from Rubb USA.”
Group CEO Rune Martini added: “This type of collaborative enterprise demonstrates the Rubb Group’s capability to take on complex projects globally. All of us at Rubb hope this high profile project will further enhance Rubb’s reputation as a world leader in the aviation hangar and cargo warehouse market.”
FACT FILE
The first phase of the Istanbul Airport was completed in 42 months and became operational on the 95th Anniversary of the Foundation of Republic, in October 2018. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened the new airport with a magnificent ceremony. The first phase consists of the main terminal building of 1.4 million m², two runways, an Air Traffic Control Tower and supporting buildings.
The relocation operation from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Istanbul Airport was carried out between April 5, 2019 3am and April 7, 2019, midnight.
The massive airport occupies a total of 76.5 million square meters(roughly 30 sq miles).
Rubb MRO facilities feature post-production galvanized welded frames and high-quality membrane materials, delivering durability over time, making the cost of maintaining Rubb aircraft hangars more economical compared to conventional aviation hangars.
Rubb’s Thermohall® cladding consists of a high-strength PVC layer and non-combustible glass wool insulation core inside an air-tight pocket and a self-cleaning PVC inner layer. The insulated panel system provides a full vapour seal, which minimizes thermal bridging and reduces infiltration losses. This reduces condensation on framing members, improving insulation efficiency. The environmentally controlled facility facilitates air conditioning and internal heating.
Because the location is built along the Marmara Plate in the North Anatolian Fault Zone, the new hangars for Turkish Airlines needed to be built to the highest standard of seismic design. The first challenge is designing a building to be flexible and move side to side, which is the case with Rubb’s fabric-based hangars. “The advantage to fabric structures over standard metal hangars is that our buildings can more easily accept settlement. That allows us a more flexible foundation solution,” says Chuck Auger, Rubb USA Marketing Manager.
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