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The new terminal will
measure 743,000 square
metres divided into
four floors in a 4,430
hectare lot.
The building has been designed by architects
Norman Foster and Fernando Romero and
will take the shape of an X, alluding to Mexico.
It will have the capacity to transport around
125 million passengers per year.
In addition, the new terminal will have six
runways with “triple simultaneous” operation
which will make the future airport of Mexico
City one of the first to use this system outside
of the European Union. The building will be
sustainable and have LEED Platinum energy
certification (Leadership in Energy & Environ-
mental Design), with a neutral environmental
footprint.
The project will involve large-scale hydraulic
works. The regulation capacity of the area
will be tripled to 38 million cubic metres (60
times that of the Aztec Stadium in Mexico
City), thereby limiting the risk of flooding. 24
water treatment plants will also be built to in-
crease the treatment capacity available and
casing will be placed on 25 kilometres of
open drainage network. These measures will
reduce health risks and bad odours while also
increasing the availability of clean water in the
area. The water used in the terminal will also
be 100% treated so as not to affect the drin-
king water supply of the surrounding areas.
An environmentally degraded area will be re-
generated by the project. New green areas
will be created, including the ‘Bosque Metro-
politano’ [Metropolitan Forest] which, with an
area of 670 hectares, will become the area’s
main green zone. In addition, new wetlands
will be created to protect local biodiversity
and reduce the impact of noise pollution on
the nearby population.
FCC’s experience in airport projects
FCC’s participation contributes the experien-
ce of a construction company with more than
110 years of experience, proven technical
capabilities, and expertise in the execution
of projects of these characteristics, thereby
ensuring its successful execution. FCC has
been involved in the construction of major
airport works, including: Terminal 4 in Madrid
Barajas airport, Terminal 2 in Barcelona-El
Prat airport, Riga airport in Lithuania and the
international terminal of the Santiago de Chi-
le airport. Recently, FCC also completed the
control tower of Bogotá airport in Colombia.
Fallo de Construcción del Edificio Terminal del
NAICM del Gobierno de México
