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Integrated Ramp Services Toronto Pearson International Airport

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Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Toronto Pearson International Airport
Toronto, ON

The centerpiece of the Toronto Pearson International Airport’s $4.4 billion Terminal Redevelopment is the new 323,000 sqft passenger terminal complex that replaced the existing Terminals 1 and 2 (T1 and T2) facilities. The New Terminal Building (NTB) will have 80 aircraft stands and associated works when completed with its final phase. An important component of the NTB involves the provision of an integrated ‘Point of Use’ (POU) ramp services system including 400Hz FGP, PCA, PW, visual guidance docking systems, and Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBB) at each stand. An integrated approach has been introduced to facilitate airside operations in an efficient and effective manner.

Parked aircraft during operations require various ramp services to be provided directly from the ramp to support aircraft turnaround. It is important that the ramp services include:

  • PBBs
  • POU auxiliary ramp services equipment such as:
    • 400Hz/28VDC fixed ground power
    • Preconditioned air system
    • Aircraft potable water distribution system
    • Aircraft visual docking guidance system

The POU ramp services equipment and PBBs have remote monitoring capability and are integrated with an electronic stand management system to be able to:

  • Monitor and manage the provision of key ramp services at each gate
  • Plan and monitor gate assignment
  • Collect data on actual usage/consumption
  • Link with maintenance management system

As Lead Airside Engineers, HMM analyzed and reviewed various systems, life-cycle costs, and design and specifications of the selected systems, as well as provided construction supervision and commissioning. HMM also provided information on installation of the systems including equipment, interface with the terminal building/services, and their impact on ramp configurations along with schematic layouts of the associated equipment.

Project Highlights:

  • Constraints
    • Apron layout
    • Optimum utilization
  • Staged completion
  • Integration with fixed building link
  • Aircraft parking configuration
  • Maximum gate utilization
  • Reliability and flexibility issues
  • Phased procurement
  • Decongestion of apron
  • IT interface
  • Noise mitigation