Saab Enhances Airport Operations With Digital Apron Management Center at Lima Airport

• A breakthrough for Saab in the Latin American market along with LAP's commitment to efficient apron management for enhanced safety, capacity, and operational efficiency.
• Saab’s state-of-the-art surveillance system includes a fully integrated platform featuring ADS-B surveillance sensors, the Aerobahn surface management system, TactiCall voice communications integration, and Digital Towers equipped with high-definition cameras, ensuring a thorough digital visualisation of the airport’s surface.
•  LAP expects its Apron Operators to efficiently manage, record, and measure activities across the airport apron from three working positions all housed at the new Digital Apron Management Center.

Saab has equipped Lima Airport’s Digital Apron Management Center with advanced technologies to enhance operational efficiency and capacity. The system, launched in December 2024, provides Lima Airport Partners (LAP) with improved situational awareness and management capability over apron operations.

One year back, in the month of February, Lima Airport Partners (LAP) has selected Saab to enhance its Digital Apron Management Center with a comprehensive suite of surveillance solutions, in order to address traffic congestion and bolstering integrated situational awareness. 

The deployment includes Saab’s Digital Towers, ADS-B surveillance, Aerobahn surface management system, and TactiCall Voice Communication system. This solution enables LAP to optimise apron operations and better manage growing air traffic.

The successful partnership between global and local experts has allowed LAP to take full control of apron management, setting a new standard for air traffic management efficiency in Latin America.

“LAP’s Digital Apron Management Center stands as a beacon, showing airport operators in Latin America the right path to follow to improve efficiency and capacity of their operations,” says Sergio Martins, Director, Saab ATM & Surveillance Radars for Latin America.

“The implementation of the Digital Apron Management Center marks a significant milestone in Lima Airport's journey toward operational excellence. As the first 100% digital apron management system in Latin America, this state-of-the-art solution enhances situational awareness, streamlines apron operations, and reinforces our commitment to safety and efficiency. Through this collaboration with Saab, DFS Aviation Services, and our valued partners, we are setting a new benchmark in apron management, ensuring a smarter, more seamless airport experience for the future,” says Turgay Kircar, Chief Operating Officer at Lima Airport Partners.

DFS Aviation Services started operating the Apron Management at Lima Airport in 2023.

“By providing Apron Management Services from the new Digital Center, we support the sustainable growth of Lima Airport in the coming years. The collaboration underlines our commitment to driving forward the efficiency and innovation of apron management throughout Latin America,” says Anja Schneidewind, Branch Director Perú of DFS Aviation Services.

Lima Airport Partners S.R.L. is a limited liability company that operates Peru's main airport: the Jorge Chávez International Airport in Callao, near Lima. It was founded in February 2001 under a concession structure.