Airport Breaks Record Installing Huge Terminal Modules - Global Construction Review

Airport breaks record installing huge terminal modules - Global Construction Review

Six huge, prefabricated structural modules have been placed onto foundations to form the framework for the first phase of Dallas Fort Worth’s (DFW) new Terminal F. They were moved overnight along one of the airport’s taxiways using self-propelled modular transporters, or SPMTs. The biggest module was 278ft long, 136ft wide and weighed 3,320 tonnes, the equivalent to 12 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. DFW said the operation broke the record …

DFW Airport completes Terminal F module move

The new Terminal F at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is beginning to take shape with the move of six prefabricated module structures that have come together to create the framework for the first phase of the new terminal. The modules, some nearly as large as a football field, were moved overnight during a two-week period using self-propelled modular transporters along one of DFW’s airside taxiways. The structures were then placed …