The system will feed information to ramp controllers who will have greater knowledge of what is happening around the aircraft. Two digital camera towers with 14 cameras will be erected at either end of the new terminal with a commanding 360-degree view of plane taxiing approaches, Brown said. Rival firms have similar technology at maybe one or two additional airports out of the 5,217 public airports in the country, he said. (Contributed | Kansas City Aviation Department)īrown said this Saab technology is deployed at Orlando airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Saab’s digital ramp tower technology at the new Kansas City International Airport will increase the speed and safety of aircraft movement to and from the new $1.5 billion terminal. “Saab views its digital tower solution as ‘green solutions’ and generally believes that they cost less to build and maintain than traditional ‘brick and mortar’ towers,” according to Robert Brown, director of product management and strategy at Saab, in Syracuse, New York. Topping the list is a $7.6 million virtual aircraft ramp control system acquired from Saab, the Swedish defense, aeronautics and security firm. Stall occupancy will be identified by “red lights” and “green lights” just like the parking spots in the massive new parking garage.Īs the three-ring pretzel terminal that has been your gateway to Kansas City for 51 years goes away, Kansas City will be wowed by a new gateway that will boast novel technologies that will go along with the public art, fountains, shops and fresh paint and carpet. Those restroom visits to hell that left you clutching your bladder on a line wending back through Starbucks - even that will be fixed. Hustling business travelers will be amazed when their last-minute hunt for a parking spot is eased by a nifty new “red light-green light” signal system directing them speedily to a vacant spot. That’s not the only marvel awaiting Kansas City travelers when the new $1.5 billion KCI terminal throws open its doors on Feb. Next week, that is going to be history as KCI becomes one of few airports boasting leading-edge technology that transforms the final moments of plane movements on the ground with dazzling software technology that would make a gamer drool. You idle on the jetway twiddling thumbs and waiting for an open gate. Until now that has been a mixed blessing. You land at Kansas City International Airport a half hour early.
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