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The airport's peak level of traffic was in 2007, with 1.99 million passengers. It is expected to surpass 2 million in 2008. In 2004, the airport installed a CAT-IIIb instrument landing system (ILS). The VIP terminal was finished in 2007 and is located just south-west of the old terminal, which is also going to be refurbished.
A new terminal is planned for 2011. The initial plan, made by NACO in 1997, was for 47,000 m² of space, capacity for 11 jetways, and capability of handling 3 million passengers annually, but the airport authority decided to scrap this plan in favor of a larger terminal. A new master plan has been developed by Scott Associates in 2006 and the new terminal is now expected to have 12 jetways and a capacity of 3.3 million passengers annually. It will be approximately 65,600 m² in area, nearly five times the size of the current terminal.
A competition for the final architectural and urban planning solution has taken place this august, and the winner (IGH d.d.) was declared at the beginning of october. This proposal, designed by IGH d. d. i Neidhardt arhitekti d. o. o. i Kincl d. o. o., Zagreb, Croatia, includes a retail component with stores, banks, cafes and restaurants. A new luxury hotel with direct underground links to the terminal is planned, directly in front of the new terminal.The new terminal will consist of glass walls and roof in a wavey fascade.
Construction is expected to cost €280 million, and is expected to start in 2009 and end in 2012. Following completion in 2012, the old terminal will be used for low-cost operators. Air Force operations will move to the south end of the airport due to the construction.
Accompanying the terminal will be a second parallel runway. The completion date is unknown at this stage. By 2011, there will also be a new rail line alongside the Eastern bypass of Velika Gorica, which extends from Zagreb across the Homeland Bridge completed in 2007. These elements will create an entirely new east entrance into the city. |
