Naybra International Airport
Let's Keep Flying
Welcome to Naybra International Airport (NIA), located in our capital city Naybra City. We pride ourselves in having a modern and relaxing airport, fit for the traveler’s needs. WIoN Inc. engineers build this airport in the year of 2013 to help establish and strengthen Naybra’s international relations with foreign nations and reconstruct a modern transportation system to replace the existing transportation. It ate up most of the industry budget, however Naybra now has an airport that will last for generations and continue to live up to its motto “Moving On Up.”
This is a picture of one of the 20 terminals located at Naybra International Airport. You can see some of the solar panels above the entrances, which help power NIA.
Terminals
NIA is split into 20 terminals, 6 for domestic flights and 14 for international. These terminals create a circular airport with lovely park in the middle. There are four shipping buildings, one on each of the cardinal directions, to help keep citizens in touch. Each terminal uses energy-efficient lighting. During the day, NIA is lit from the windows that line the roof of the building. At night, solar-powered lights keeps NIA functional. Rain water is collected in an underground tank, located under each terminal. This water is cleaned and used in the fountains, toilets, and for watering the plants. A geo-thermal well system heats the building during Naybra’s winter and cools it during the hot summers. It has a net-energy emissions rate of zero including the renewable solar-power and conservative use of electricity.
This is a picture of Terminal One. Five domestic flights are boarding and preparing for take off. In the top, left corner, you can see one of the WIoN Postal Shipping Center.
Security
This animation shows the security checkpoint. On the left side, a cut-out of the wall shows the computers monitoring the scanners and searching for illegal items.
At NIA, we pride ourselves in keeping the daily commuter safe with new state-of-the-art security equipment. Commuters first place all their luggage and handbags on the convertor belt to be scanned. They then enter the BodyScanner and position themselves like a scarecrow. Once the scan is complete, there will be a ding and they proceed to a metal detector. When they have passed through that, they pick up their luggage, and head to their gate. Average wait-time is 10 minutes.
Lounges
NIA knows that flying can be exhausting and tiring. When the engineers constructed the Lounges, they created a haven for that tired businessman to sit down and enjoy waiting for the next flight. A lounge is located in each terminal.
Lounges, like the one shown above, help commuters relax from the stresses of their day.
Vehicles
Baggage Carts
Baggage carts are used for the transportation of luggage, mail, cargo and other materials between the aircrafts,the terminals, and the four shipping centers. Carts are fitted with a brake system which blocks the wheels from moving when the connecting rod is not attached to a tug. NIA's carts are completely enclosed except for the sides which use recycled-plastic curtains to protect items from weather.
Tugs
The tugs at NIA have several purposes and represent the essential part of NIA's ground support services. They are used to move any equipment that can not move itself and taxi airplanes towards and away from the gate.
Potable-Water Trucks
Potable water trucks are special vehicles that fill up drinking water tanks in aircraft. The water is recycled rainwater filtered and protected from the elements while being stored on the vehicle. A pump in the vehicle assists in moving the water from the truck to the aircraft.
Lavatory Service Vehicles
Lavatory service vehicles empty and refill lavatories onboard aircraft. Waste is stored in tanks on the aircraft until these vehicles can empty them and get rid of the waste.
Catering Vehicle
Catering vehicles aid in the unloading of unused food and drink from the aircraft, and the loading of fresh food and drinks for passengers and crew. Meals are prepared mostly on the ground in order to minimize the amount of preparation (apart from chilling or reheating) required in the air. The body is made of insulated panels and is capable of maintaining temperatures of 0 degrees by means of refrigeration unit.
Conveyor-Belt Loaders
Conveyor-belt loaders are vehicles with movable belts for unloading and loading of baggage and cargo of aircraft. A conveyor-belt loader is positioned to the door sill of an aircraft hold (baggage compartment) for the operation.
Passenger Boarding Stairs
Passenger boarding stairs, provide a mobile means to traverse between aircraft doors and the ground in the case that passengers can not embark or offload through a terminal.
De/Anti-Icing Vehicles
The procedure of de/anti-icing, protection from fluids freezing up on aircraft, is done from special vehicles. These vehicles have booms, like a cherry picker, to allow easy access to the entire aircraft. A hose sprays a special mixture that melts current ice on the aircraft and also prevents some ice from building up while waiting on the ground.[/spoiler]
Metro Hub
All 20 terminals are connected via metro-link. This modern, compact transportation system helps commuters connect to flights cross terminals in a hurry. In the middle of the park is the main station, which is the central control for all metro trains. Each terminals metro connects to this station. Commuters travel here and then can select the metro to their next terminal. Metro trains run on electricity which is produced through solar-panels on the surface. Due to the lack of sunlight, underground trains and stations must provide ample lighting for employees and passengers. However, eco-friendly, efficient bulbs are used to produce this light.
This image show the Metro sub-station under Terminal 3. There are two metro trains, one is arriving, and the other is departing.
Eco-Friendliness
NIA was built with the environment in-mind. Below are some examples of Naybra International Airport's methods of becoming more eco-friendly and conservation minded.
The airport is powered by wind turbines and solar panels and has LED lighting.
The Gates are outfitted with aircraft plug-in power options so that airplanes don't have to run the auxiliary power units as much while located at the gate.
Runway and roads are made from environmentally-friendly asphalt mix that reduced CO2 emissions drastically and saved fuel and energy during construction.
All airport vehicles are battery powered and charging stations for electric vehicles are located at each terminal and around the airport.
In addition to recycling the usual paper, plastic bottles and aluminum, NIA recycles over 20 types of materials, including restaurant grease, organics, aircraft deicing fluid, glass, and demolition materials.
Rain water is used for toilet flushing.
Inside the terminals and throughout the park are “Hydration Stations.” Passengers can fill up their own cups and water bottles with purified rain water to reduce the use of plastic water bottles.
NIA offers a fee reduction to taxicab, shuttle bus, and storefront companies that choose to use hybrid vehicles.
NIA has a "Food Donation Program" where unused, prepackaged food is given to area food banks.
Airport management encourages and expects food vendors to use organic and sustainable ingredients, biodegradable tableware and compostable cups.
NIA offers the Eco-Challenge™ for storefronts. This program is rewards-based, where electronic trash monitoring devices charge retailers for trash receptacle usage, and recycling is free. This program is optional.
NIA also offers the Noise-Pollution Program™ for airplanes to help reduce the amount of noise pollution. This program is reward-based, and charges airliners fees for aircraft noise, which are based on aircraft type or category. NIA utilizes a detailed noise mapping and measurement system. This program is optional.
