List of airport people mover systems

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.

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/region	City	Airport	Transit system	Location
Egypt	Cairo	Cairo International Airport	MiniMetro	landside

Americas

Country/region	City	Airport	Transit system	Location
Brazil	Porto Alegre	Salgado Filho International Airport	Metro-Airport Connection (link to Trensurb)	landside
Brazil	São Paulo	São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport	GRU Airport People Mover (under construction)	landside
Canada	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Terminal Link	landside
Mexico	Mexico City	Mexico City International Airport	Aerotrén	airside
United States	Atlanta, Georgia	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	ATL SkyTrain	landside
	Atlanta, Georgia	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	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
	Houston, Texas	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	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/region	City	Airport	Transit system	Location
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
	Kunming	Kunming Changshui International Airport	Kunming Changshui International Airport Automated People Mover
	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^[2]	airside
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong International Airport	Hong Kong International Airport Automated People Mover	airside
Indonesia	Jakarta	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport	Soekarno–Hatta Airport Skytrain^[3]	landside
Japan	Osaka	Kansai International Airport	Wing Shuttle	airside
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	KLIA Aerotrain	airside
Qatar	Doha	Hamad International Airport	Hamad International Airport People Mover	airside
Saudi Arabia	Jeddah	King Abdul Aziz International Airport	T1People mover
Singapore	Singapore	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi Airport Skytrain	airside and landside
South Korea	Seoul	Incheon International Airport	Incheon Airport Shuttle train
Taiwan	Taipei	Taoyuan International Airport	Taoyuan International Airport Skytrain	airside and landside
Thailand	Bangkok	Suvarnabhumi Airport	Suvarnabhumi Airport Automated People Mover	airside
United Arab Emirates	Dubai	Dubai International Airport	Dubai International Airport Automated People Mover

Europe

Country/region	City	Airport	Transit system	Location
France	Paris	Charles de Gaulle Airport	CDGVAL	airside and landside
France	Paris	Orly Airport	Orlyval	landside
Germany	Düsseldorf	Düsseldorf Airport	Düsseldorf SkyTrain	landside
	Frankfurt	Frankfurt Airport	SkyLine	landside
	Munich	Munich Airport	Personentransportsystem (Bombardier CX-100), technically a sub-terrain guided bus	airside
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
Russia	Moscow	Sheremetyevo International Airport	Interterminal underground passage
Spain	Madrid	Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport	Madrid Barajas Airport People Mover	airside
Switzerland	Zürich	Zurich Airport	Skymetro	airside
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/region	City	Airport	Transit system
Colombia	Bogotá	El Dorado International Airport	El Dorado International Airport People Mover
United States	Boston, Massachusetts	Logan International Airport	Automated People Mover at Logan Airport^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale Airport People Mover^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia International Airport People Mover^[13]^[14]
	San Diego, California	San Diego International Airport	Airport Transit Connection^[15]^[16]^[17]

Defunct

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

Notes

^ 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

^ "Alstom's first airport APM 300 system at New Chengdu Tianfu International Airport enters service". Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ "Alstom's driverless airport APM enters service at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Skytrain is officially launched". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
^ Acitelli, Tom (25 April 2018). "Logan Airport monorail under consideration, but sit tight". Curbed Boston. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
^ Buell, Spencer (25 April 2018). "A Monorail at Logan Airport? It's on the Table". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
^ Curley, Robert (6 May 2018). "Airport train considered for Boston airport". Business Traveller. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "What does the future look like at Fort Lauderdale airport?". Sun Sentinel. May 21, 2018.
^ 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.
^ "Images give us sneak peek at 'people mover' and 'light rail' projects planned in Broward". Sun Sentinel. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
^ "New Renderings Revealed for FLL Airport's Elevated Light Rail System". Traded. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
^ "CH2M Hill JV to manage $6.4bn airport expansion". www.theconstructionindex.co.uk. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "Philadelphia International Airport to announce multi-billion dollar expansion". 6abc Philadelphia. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
^ "SANDAG - Airport Transit Connection". www.sandag.org. San Diego Association of Governments. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
^ 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.
^ Chang, Roma (6 August 2023). "Billion-Dollar Automated Monorail Set to Vanquish San Diego Airport Gridlock, Says New Study". Hoodline. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

Resources

Guidebook for Planning and Implementing Automated People Mover Systems at Airports - Planning Manual for implementing airport people mover systems

[2] vy rail metro connecting the main airport to the satellite terminals; not to be confused with the airport access provided by Shanghai Metro Line 2

[1] "Alstom's first airport APM 300 system at New Chengdu Tianfu International Airport enters service". Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[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.

[:5-10] "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.

[:0-12] "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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