Safer, more efficient airside operations

Integrated airside operations solutions that help improve safety and reduce turnaround time.

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Integrated airside operations solutions that help improve safety and reduce turnaround time.

Transform Airside and Landside Operations

Manage every aspect of ground operations from a unified platform. We help airside operators improve situational awareness, reduce taxi times and enhance airside safety through advanced visual guidance, intelligent lighting control and faster traffic management across your entire airfield.

Smart Visual Docking and Guidance

Guide aircraft precisely to gates with the NAVITAS Smart Visual Docking system. NAVITAS provides near real-time positioning data, monitors wingtip clearance, detects obstacles and integrates with surface movement guidance to help airside operators manage operations safely and efficiently.

  • Precise aircraft positioning with visual cues and sensors
  • Near real-time obstacle detection and collision avoidance
  • Integration with advanced surface movement guidance systems
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Adaptive Airfield Lighting Control

Automate visibility with cyber-secure airfield ground lighting systems. Our NAVITAS Lights Manager provides centralized runway and taxiway lighting control, Follow the Greens routing for more energy-efficient taxi paths and advanced failure detection to keep airside operations running smoothly.

 

  • Centralized control of all runway and taxiway lighting
  • Energy-efficient routing with adaptive brightness
  • Advanced detection and response to system failures
  • Trusted by airports worldwide

    500+ airports worldwide rely on Honeywell

  • Over a century of experience

    100+ years of land and air domain experience

  • Measurable uptime improvements

    Up to 25% reduction in airside maintenance downtime1

Frequently Asked Questions About Airside Operations

Integrated airside operations systems provide a unified view of ground activities from aircraft approach to departure. This helps airside operators make faster, more informed decisions, reduce taxi times, improve gate turnaround efficiency and enhance overall airside safety operations. With NAVITAS solutions, airports can coordinate visual docking, lighting systems and ground traffic management from a single platform, leading to measurable improvements in operational efficiency and reduced incidents.

NAVITAS Smart Visual Docking enhances airside safety operations by providing precise guidance for aircraft positioning at gates. The system continuously monitors wingtip clearance, detects obstacles in near real time and issues instant alerts to help prevent collisions. Smart Visual Docking integrates with advanced surface movement guidance systems, giving airside operators enhanced situational awareness across the ramp.

Modern airfield lighting systems are essential for maintaining safer, more efficient airside and landside operations in all weather conditions. Smart light management provides adaptive lighting that adjusts automatically to visibility conditions, guides aircraft along optimal taxi paths to save energy and time and incorporates rapid failure detection to maintain continuous operations. This intelligent lighting control helps airports reduce energy consumption while improving safety and operational efficiency across both airside and landside areas.

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