Trammell Crow Air Cargo Complex Offers First Support in U.S. For Airbus A380 Aircraft
Four-Building Construction Project
at Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport Offer First Air Cargo Facility Support
in the U.S. For World's Largest Aircraft
ARLINGTON,
TEXAS - January 23, 2006 - The new Airbus A380 aircraft, a marvel of aviation
engineering, has a wingspan of 262 feet, a length of 239 feet and a cargo payload
of 150 tons. What it didn't have, until recently, was an air cargo facility in
the United States that offered parking space specifically designed to accommodate
this massive aircraft.
That need was recently filled with the completion of the Trammell Crow Company Air CargoCentre™ III and AirFreight & LogisticsCentres™ at Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport. This four-building project included the 116,000 SF Air CargoCentre™ III and AirFreight & LogisticsCentres™ 1, 2 and 3 (sized 114,000, 113,000 and 54,000 SF respectively)
"Response to the buildings has been exceptional," said Steven Bradford, Principal, Trammell Crow Company. "The project has been extremely well received by all the international carriers and received great reviews from third party handling companies. DFW Airport views this as a successful, high profile project which will provide long term benefits for the airport and its customers."
"The new facilities will serve a huge role for the domestic and international air cargo shipping business at the airport," said Robert Brandt, Senior VP of Development Services for Trammell Crow Company, Dallas/Fort Worth. "They fill the last available spot on the west side of the airport, which is an excellent location with good access to adjacent freeways. They're state of the art facilities and are the first in the country to support the Airbus A380 aircraft, so they're very well positioned for the future in many respects."
"The airport's cargo business has been increasing exponentially in the past few years," said Naresh Shahani, Tenant Construction Facilitator for DFW Airport. "The new facilities with the aircraft ramp will capture more and more air freight business in the future, particularly for international cargo."
A
key feature of the Air CargoCentre™ design is that it will support parking
for three Boeing 747-400F or two Airbus A380 aircraft. No other airport in the
United States has a cargo facility that was specifically designed to accommodate
the A380. Air CargoCentre™ III also features a 125-foot clear span bay for
material handling, with mezzanines at both entrances.
"We have very high standards for the Air CargoCentre™ design specifications," said Bradford. "The new facility meets those specifications and supports the A380 as well. The project is a very smart, intelligent design and a great master plan that works with the existing infrastructure. It truly represents advanced, long-term thinking."
The AirFreight & LogisticsCentres™ are designed to support single or multiple third-party logistics providers and shippers. The buildings have access to the aircraft apron area via a security gate that is manned 24 hours per day, seven days per week. This integrates the complex with the airfield, without having the buildings inside the secured area themselves. This design will increase operational efficiencies while reducing truck traffic and congestion at the airport.
The new complex includes an in-ground fueling system and underground oil / water separators to clean storm water run-off before it flows to retention ponds. An onsite private road facilitates truck staging and a 300-foot blast fence protects Airfreight & LogisticsCentre™ 3.
Bob Moore Construction Company was the General Contractor for this project.
"What
we built is functionally a part of the secured perimeter for an international
airport," said Kyle Whitesell, Senior Project Manager for Bob Moore Construction.
"We had to maintain the integrity of that perimeter even as we built the
buildings. A job site is typically a very open and fluid environment, but we had
to sustain a high level of control as we rolled out the buildings and all the
paving. That took a lot of communication and attention by all parties involved,
particularly our subcontractors and site superintendent Steve Barrons, and they
did a great job with it."
"After all the hard work, it is extremely gratifying to see it completed now," Whitesell added. "We had a tremendous team for this project. Robert Brandt and Steven Bradford with Trammell Crow provided superb leadership on the project, and people like Naresh Shahani, Doug Bryan and Curtis Inglis with DFW Airport gave us an amazing level of help, guiding us through the permitting, inspection and closeout process."
"Any airport would be a challenging place to complete a major construction project, with all the necessary requirements for security, environmental issues and federal regulations," said Brandt. "The team understood the requirements of the various agencies like the FAA and Environmental Affairs. They did a tremendous job of getting along with the airport and being a good neighbor."
Brandt was pleased with his experience with Bob Moore Construction. "I loved working with Kyle," he said. "He was a huge support and played a key role in developing our budgets. Throughout the project, Kyle was always very accessible. I could almost always get him on the phone, and he was always responsive to my calls about budgeting and scheduling, which developers love. That's key for a developer for determining whether a project has any legs or not."
Bradford also enjoyed the working relationship with the general contractor. "We worked with several people at Bob Moore Construction, all the way up to Phillip Bell, the president. We found the organization to be extremely professional, responsive, highly qualified and competent. Kyle is the essence of customer service which is why everyone on our team likes to work with him."
More Information on the Trammell Crow Company CargoCentre™ III and AirFreight & LogisticsCentres™ Complex at Dallas / Fort Worth Airport, Texas:
- Technical Paper - Trammell Crow Company CargoCentre™ III and AirFreight & LogisticsCentres™ Complex: Overcoming the Regulatory, Security and Safety Challenges of Construction in an International Airport
- Press Release - Bob Moore Construction Receives 2006 AGC Summit Award
- Press Release - Trammell Crow Air Cargo Complex Offers First Support in U.S. For Airbus A380 Aircraft
- Press Release - Ground Broken for Cutting-Edge Logistics Center at Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport
- Project Showcase - Trammell Crow Company CargoCentre™ III and AirFreight & LogisticsCentres™ Complex at Dallas Fort Worth Airport
- Photographs - Trammell Crow Company CargoCentre™ III and AirFreight & LogisticsCentres™ Complex at Dallas Fort Worth Airport
- Photographs - 2006 AGC Summit Award
- Photographs - Groundbreaking for Trammell Crow Company CargoCentre™ III and AirFreight & LogisticsCentres™ Complex at Dallas Fort Worth Airport
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