Satellite (aviation)

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Typical arrangements of passenger terminals

A satellite or satellite terminal is an extension to an existing airport terminal . In contrast to a fully-fledged terminal, all “landside” terminal parts, i.e. ticket counters, check-in facilities or baggage claim belts, are missing. Therefore, no land-side driveways or parking garages are required.

Usually satellites are set up in the middle of the airport apron ; the passengers usually reach the building by means of a small, underground cable car called PTS . The waiting areas and passenger boarding bridges for comfortable boarding of the aircraft are located in the building itself . Depending on the space available, sanitary facilities and shopping facilities are also accommodated.

Passengers arriving at a satellite who do not need a connecting flight that has also been processed at the satellite are first directed to the terminal by PTS, where passport and customs control may then take place, in order to be forwarded either to their connecting flight or to baggage claim.

Examples

A typical satellite terminal is the Dock Midfield and Dock E of the airport Zurich . Another example is Terminal T4 with the T4S satellite terminal at Madrid-Barajas Airport . The first satellite terminal in Germany was opened on April 26, 2016 at Munich Airport and is used to expand Terminal 2.

A special form of a "mini satellite" can be found at Munich Airport . There are 12 boarding stations on the west apron belonging to Terminal 1. Passengers are brought from the terminal to the boarding station by bus. Inside there is an escalator to which the passenger boarding bridge is connected.

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