Tanzania Msalato International Airport Door Solution Project

Q: What fire rating standards were used for the Msalato International Airport doors?

The fire rated doors supplied for this project were manufactured to UL 30-minute and 60-minute fire rating standards, matched to the specific compartmentation requirements of each functional area within the airport.

Q: Can Qi'an Door manufacture doors according to project drawings?

Yes. Qi'an Door engineers doors based on confirmed project drawings and technical specifications, including customized dimensions, hardware preparation and structural configuration for area-specific requirements.

Q: Does Qi'an Door provide complete airport door solutions?

Yes. Qi'an Door supplies complete airport door packages, including fire rated doors, emergency exit doors, access control fire doors and fire rated vision panel doors, engineered for terminal, technical and security areas.

Q: What types of international projects has Qi'an Door supplied door systems for?

Qi'an Door has supplied door systems for international projects including aviation facilities, public infrastructure buildings and large-scale commercial developments across multiple markets.

Home Project Tanzania Msalato International Airport Door Solution Project

Year

2025

Venue

Dodoma, Tanzania

Project Type

International Airport Door Supply Project

Tanzania Msalato International Airport Door Project

Msalato International Airport, located in Dodoma, Tanzania, is a large-scale aviation infrastructure development requiring door systems capable of meeting international fire safety, security, and durability standards across multiple functional zones. As part of this project, Qi'an Door supplied a complete range of steel fire doors, emergency exit doors, access control fire doors, and fire rated vision panel doors for the airport terminal, fire control center, service areas, and security areas.

Airport terminal buildings place particular demands on door systems: fire compartments must be protected by certified airport fire doors, emergency passages require reliable egress hardware, and security-sensitive zones require doors compatible with access control systems. Qi'an Door's supply scope for this project combined UL fire rated doors with customized door solutions engineered against the project's architectural drawings, addressing the safety, fire protection, and long-term durability requirements typical of international airport construction. As a steel fire door supplier with experience in large public building projects, Qi'an Door coordinated production across these multiple door categories as a single, technically consistent package.

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Project Challenges

Meeting Strict Airport Safety Requirements

Airport terminal construction imposes performance requirements that differ meaningfully from commercial or residential building projects, requiring coordination across fire protection, emergency egress, access control, and manufacturing customization within a single door package.

Fire Protection Performance

Msalato International Airport required door assemblies certified to UL 30-minute and 60-minute fire rated requirements across different functional zones, including the fire control center, service rooms, and technical areas. Meeting these requirements meant every fire door supplied needed verified fire resistance performance matched to its specific compartmentation role, rather than a single uniform fire rating applied across the entire terminal. Certification traceability for each fire rating category was essential to support the project's overall fire safety compliance and airport authority approval process.

Emergency Exit Requirements

Airport terminals and passenger areas require reliable emergency egress, meaning doors along evacuation routes needed to be equipped with panic exit devices and push bar hardware suited to high-traffic public areas. These doors had to support rapid, single-motion emergency evacuation while still meeting the durability standards expected of continuous airport operation, where doors are used at high frequency throughout daily terminal activity.

Access Control Integration

Security-sensitive areas of the airport, including restricted zones and technical rooms, required doors prepared for electromagnetic lock installation and compatible with the airport's broader access control and security systems. This meant door structures needed to be engineered in advance to accept specific lock hardware and wiring provisions, rather than requiring on-site modification after installation.

Customized Manufacturing

Different areas of the airport required different door structures — fire control center doors, terminal public-area doors, and security-zone doors each carry distinct performance priorities. Qi'an Door addressed this by engineering each door category to its area-specific requirement rather than supplying a single standardized product across the entire project scope, reflecting the customized manufacturing approach required for large public infrastructure projects.

Complete Airport Steel Door Solution

UL Rated Steel Fire Door System

Qi'an Door's UL rated steel fire door system was engineered for the airport's fire control center, service rooms, and technical areas, where certified fire resistance performance is a primary requirement. The door construction includes a galvanized steel frame and galvanized steel door leaf, with a perlite fire resistant core providing the fire-rated performance required for UL 30 and 60-minute certification. A powder coating finish was applied for long-term corrosion resistance and surface durability under continuous facility operation. This system forms the core fire compartmentation solution across the airport's technical and back-of-house zones, where consistent, certifiable fire performance is required across a large number of door openings.

Emergency Exit Door System

For airport terminal areas and emergency passages, Qi'an Door supplied an emergency exit door system built around panic exit hardware and push bar locks, allowing rapid single-motion egress during an emergency evacuation. Stainless steel hinges and door closers were integrated to support the high-frequency daily use typical of terminal public areas, where doors are opened continuously throughout airport operating hours. This system was engineered to meet both life-safety egress requirements and the durability demands of a high-traffic international airport environment, ensuring reliable operation across the building's service life.

Access Control Fire Door System

Security areas within the airport required doors compatible with electronic access control infrastructure. Qi'an Door's access control fire door system incorporates electromagnetic lock reinforcement built into the door and frame structure, along with customized hardware preparation matched to the project's specified access control equipment. This engineering approach allowed doors in security-sensitive areas to integrate directly with the airport's access control systems without requiring structural modification after delivery, supporting a coordinated security and fire safety strategy across restricted zones.

Fire Rated Vision Panel Door

For internal airport facilities requiring visual monitoring alongside fire protection, Qi'an Door supplied fire rated doors incorporating a fire rated glass vision panel. These doors address visibility requirements in areas such as internal corridors and monitored technical spaces, where staff need a clear sightline through the door while the assembly maintains its certified fire resistance performance. The vision panel construction was engineered to preserve fire rating integrity at the glazed section, rather than treating the vision panel as a compromise to the door's overall fire performance.

Products Supplied & Technical Specifications

Complete Door Package Supplied for Msalato Airport

Qi'an Door supplied steel fire rated doors (single/double leaf, UL 30/60-minute rated), emergency exit doors (panic exit and push bar doors), and special doors including fire rated glass doors, shaft doors, access control doors, and steel vision panel doors.

Common Specifications: 1.6mm galvanized steel frame · 1.0–1.25mm galvanized steel door leaf · 100mm frame thickness · 50mm door thickness · UL 30/60-minute fire rating · powder coating finish · expansion bolt installation

Door Type	Core Material	Key Hardware
UL Rated Steel Fire Door	Perlite fire resistant board	stainless steel hardware
Emergency Exit Door	Perlite fire resistant board	Panic exit hardware, push bar locks, hinges
Access Control Fire Door	Perlite fire resistant board	Electromagnetic lock reinforcement, hardware
Fire Rated Vision Panel Door	Perlite fire resistant board + fire rated glass	stainless steel hardware

Factory Production Process

1. Steel Cutting—Galvanized steel sheet for both frame and door leaf components is cut to confirmed dimensions based on the project's approved drawings, establishing the base material accuracy required for consistent door assembly across the full production run.

2. Bending —Cut steel components are formed into frame and leaf profiles using controlled bending processes, ensuring dimensional consistency across single leaf, double leaf, and vision panel door configurations supplied for this project.

3. Welding —Frame and door leaf structures are welded to form the complete steel shell, with weld quality directly affecting the structural integrity and fire performance of the finished door assembly.

4. Core Filling — The perlite fire resistant core is filled into the welded door leaf structure, providing the fire resistance performance required for UL 30 and 60-minute certification across the project's fire rated door categories.

5. Powder Coating — Doors receive a powder coating surface finish in the project-specified colors, providing corrosion resistance and long-term surface durability suited to continuous airport operating conditions.

6. Hardware Assembly —Hardware components — including Kin Long stainless steel hardware, panic exit devices, push bar locks, and electromagnetic lock reinforcement — are installed according to each door category's specific configuration.

7. Quality Inspection —Each door is inspected for dimensional accuracy, weld quality, core density, hardware fit, and surface finish before approval for packaging, maintaining factory-level quality consistency across the full airport door package.

This structured, factory-controlled process reflects Qi'an Door's approach to custom manufacturing for large public infrastructure projects — maintaining quality consistency across a high volume of doors while accommodating the area-specific customization an airport project requires.

Our Advantages

Why Choose Qi'an Door

Why Choose Qi'an Door as Your Airport Door Manufacturer

20+ Years Manufacturing Experience — Qi'an Door has manufactured steel and fire rated doors for over two decades, supporting large-scale industrial and public infrastructure projects.

International Project Experience — Qi'an Door has supplied door systems for overseas construction projects, coordinating technical documentation and export delivery across international markets.

UL / Intertek / ISO Certifications — Qi'an Door's fire rated door products are manufactured and tested with reference to internationally recognized certifications, supporting specification compliance for public infrastructure projects.

Customized Engineering Support — Qi'an Door engineers doors against project-specific drawings and technical specifications, rather than supplying standard catalog products alone.

Complete Door Package Supply — Qi'an Door supplies fire rated, emergency exit, access control, and vision panel door categories as a single coordinated package, simplifying technical coordination for large infrastructure projects.

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FAQ

What doors were supplied for Msalato International Airport?

Qi'an Door supplied UL rated steel fire doors, emergency exit doors, access control fire doors, and fire rated vision panel doors for Msalato International Airport, covering terminal buildings, fire control centers, service areas and security areas.

What fire rating standards were used for the Msalato International Airport doors?

Can Qi'an Door manufacture doors according to project drawings?

Does Qi'an Door provide complete airport door solutions?

What types of international projects has Qi'an Door supplied door systems for?

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