Competition
The Latvian architectural firm Arhis in cooperation with COWI won this competition.
In 1999 the airport was serving approximately 500,000 passengers per year and had about 20,000 annual aircraft operations.
The expansion enabled the airport to serve 1,300,000 passengers per year.
Building and civil works
The building and civil works comprised:
- A new two-storey pier building (150 by 18 m) with a total floor area of 5,200 m²
- Refurbishment of the shopping and waiting areas in the existing terminal building, an area of approximately 3,100 m²
- New west facade to the existing terminal building constructed as a glazed curtain walling
- New fresh water treatment system for the entire Riga Airport complex
- New apron and taxiway pavement including all drainage and oil separators
- Two new de-icing platforms at each end of the runway
- New apron lighting
New pier
The new pier connects with five passenger boarding bridges serving various types of aircraft.
The pier and the areas in the existing terminal building were renovated and equipped with modern communication systems comprising access control, fire alarm system, data installations, telephone installations, check-in facilities, etc.
All mechanical and electrical installations are connected to a building management system for control of the installations.
Boarding bridges
The aircraft receive 400 Hz power, ventilation, heating and air-conditioning via the boarding bridges. A visual docking and guiding system is serving each stand on the new pier.
The pier and new facade of the terminal building were designed with a light glass facade allowing the passengers to follow the ground traffic at the apron areas and open up the natural daylight coming into the building.
