List of airport people mover systems

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This is a list of automated people mover systems located at airports around the world. These systems are used to transport people from one location within an airport to another.

Contents

Many different types of people movers are used at airports, including automated guideway transit, monorail, and maglev. Airport people movers typically lack seating and compartment spaces, while also having wide doors for quick alighting and boarding of passengers and their hand luggage.

Africa

Country/regionCityAirportTransit systemLocation
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo Cairo International Airport MiniMetrolandside

Americas

Country/regionCityAirportTransit systemLocation
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Porto Alegre Salgado Filho International Airport Metro-Airport Connection (link to Trensurb)landside
São Paulo São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport GRU Airport People Mover (under construction)landside
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Toronto, Ontario Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal Link landside
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Mexico City Mexico City International Airport Aerotrén airside
Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta, Georgia Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL SkyTrain landside
The Plane Train airside
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Cincinnati Airport People Mover airside
Chicago, Illinois O'Hare International Airport Airport Transit System landside
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Skylink airside
Denver, Colorado Denver International Airport Denver International Airport Automated Guideway Transit System airside
Detroit, Michigan Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport ExpressTram airside
Houston, Texas George Bush Intercontinental Airport Skyway airside
Subway landside
Las Vegas, Nevada Harry Reid International Airport Harry Reid International Airport Automated People Movers airside
Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport LAX Automated People Mover (under construction)landside
Miami, Florida Miami International Airport MIA e Train airside
MIA Mover landside
Skytrain airside
Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport Trams airside and landside
New York City, New York John F. Kennedy International Airport AirTrain JFK landside
Newark, New Jersey Newark Liberty International Airport AirTrain Newark landside
Oakland, California Oakland International Airport Oakland Airport Connector landside
Orlando, Florida Orlando International Airport Orlando International Airport People Movers
Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport PHX Sky Train landside
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh International Airport Pittsburgh International Airport People Mover airside
Sacramento, California Sacramento International Airport SMF Automated People Mover airside
San Francisco, California San Francisco International Airport AirTrain landside
SeaTac, Washington Seattle–Tacoma International Airport SEA Underground airside
Tampa, Florida Tampa International Airport Tampa International Airport People Movers airside and landside
Washington, D.C. Washington Dulles International Airport AeroTrain airside

Asia

Country/regionCityAirportTransit systemLocation
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Beijing Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 People Mover airside
Chengdu Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Automated People Mover [1] airside
Chongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Monorail APM Line [2] airside
Kunming Kunming Changshui International Airport Kunming Changshui International Airport Automated People Moverairside
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai Pudong Airport APM [note 1] airside
Shenzhen Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Automated People Mover [3] airside
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport Automated People Mover airside
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Soekarno–Hatta Airport Skytrain [4] landside
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Osaka Kansai International Airport Wing Shuttle airside
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport KLIA Aerotrain airside
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Doha Hamad International Airport Hamad International Airport People Moverairside
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdul Aziz International Airport T1People mover
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi Airport Skytrain airside and landside
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Incheon Airport Shuttle train
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Taipei Taoyuan International Airport Taoyuan International Airport Skytrain airside and landside
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport Suvarnabhumi Airport Automated People Mover airside
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport Dubai International Airport Automated People Mover

Europe

Country/regionCityAirportTransit systemLocation
Flag of France.svg France Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport CDGVAL airside and landside
Orly Airport Orlyval landside
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport Düsseldorf SkyTrain landside
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport SkyLine landside
Munich Munich Airport Personentransportsystem (Bombardier CX-100), technically a sub-terrain guided busairside
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Bologna Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport Marconi Express landside
Pisa Pisa Galileo Galilei Airport Pisa Mover  [ it ]landside
Rome Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport SkyBridge airside
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport Interterminal underground passage
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Madrid Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Madrid Barajas Airport People Mover airside
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Zürich Zurich Airport Skymetro airside
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Birmingham Birmingham Airport Air-Rail Link landside
London Gatwick Airport Shuttle Transit landside
Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 Transit airside
Luton Airport Luton DART landside
Stansted Airport Transit System (scheduled to close in Spring 2026)airside

Proposed

Country/regionCityAirportTransit system
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Bogotá El Dorado International Airport El Dorado International Airport People Mover
Flag of the United States.svg United States Boston, Massachusetts Logan International Airport Automated People Mover at Logan Airport [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport Fort Lauderdale Airport People Mover [10] [11] [12] [13]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia International Airport People Mover [14] [15]
San Diego, California San Diego International Airport Airport Transit Connection [16] [17] [18]

Defunct

Country/regionCityAirportTransit system
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Tokyo Narita International Airport Narita Airport Terminal 2 Shuttle System
Flag of the United States.svg United States Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Vought Airtrans
Dallas Love Field Jetrail
Greater Hartford–Springfield Bradley International Airport Bradley People Mover
Tampa, Florida Tampa International Airport Tampa International Airport People Movers (monorail)

See also

Notes

  1. heavy rail metro connecting the main airport to the satellite terminals; not to be confused with the airport access provided by Shanghai Metro Line 2

References

  1. "Alstom's first airport APM 300 system at New Chengdu Tianfu International Airport enters service" . Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. "全球首创!重庆江北国际机场单轨捷运系统车辆正式下线" (in Simplified Chinese). 重庆市人民政府. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  3. "Alstom's driverless airport APM enters service at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. "Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Skytrain is officially launched". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  5. Acitelli, Tom (25 April 2018). "Logan Airport monorail under consideration, but sit tight". Curbed Boston. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  6. Buell, Spencer (25 April 2018). "A Monorail at Logan Airport? It's on the Table". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  7. Curley, Robert (6 May 2018). "Airport train considered for Boston airport". Business Traveller. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  8. Ryan, Greg (29 January 2020). "A monorail at Logan? Massport CEO aims to decide over the next year". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  9. "MPA CONTRACT NO. L1557-S1 AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER (APM) SYSTEM/FACILITY PROGRAMMING, PLANNING AND DESIGN PROFESSIONAL, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – The Bay State Banner". baystatebanner.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  10. "What does the future look like at Fort Lauderdale airport?". Sun Sentinel. May 21, 2018.
  11. Sentinel, David Lyons | South Florida Sun (2024-02-16). "Fort Lauderdale airport gets $50 million to build connector walkways, and upgrade security, baggage claims". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  12. "Images give us sneak peek at 'people mover' and 'light rail' projects planned in Broward". Sun Sentinel. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  13. "New Renderings Revealed for FLL Airport's Elevated Light Rail System". Traded. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  14. "CH2M Hill JV to manage $6.4bn airport expansion". www.theconstructionindex.co.uk. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  15. "Philadelphia International Airport to announce multi-billion dollar expansion". 6abc Philadelphia. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  16. "SANDAG - Airport Transit Connection". www.sandag.org. San Diego Association of Governments . Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  17. Weisberg, Lori (31 July 2023). "Aerial people mover to San Diego airport would cut traffic on streets by 20%, new study says". The San Diego Union-Tribune . Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  18. Chang, Roma (6 August 2023). "Billion-Dollar Automated Monorail Set to Vanquish San Diego Airport Gridlock, Says New Study". Hoodline. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

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