Airports

Apron Information and Warning System at Tallinn Airport

Tallinn Airport Estonia

Project overview Seven rugged LED message boards and central server software deployed on the Tallinn Airport apron — replacing a two-state lightbox with a full situational awareness system integrating NTP time, NOTAM scheduling and Vaisala weather data.

Customer Tallinn Airport

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✓ Old two-state lightbox replaced — seven displays with unlimited notification variants

✓ NTP-synchronised time display during normal weather conditions

✓ NOTAM-scheduled notifications activate automatically without operator action

The challenge

The problem to solve

The apron at Tallinn Airport is shared by ground handling, refuelling, in-flight catering, maintenance and cargo crews. The existing safety notification system was a basic lightbox: two states, on or off, limited visibility text. The safety department needed multiple notification variants, NTP-synchronised time display during normal operations, NOTAM-scheduled automated alerts and live weather condition input from the Vaisala weather system already in place.

The solution

What Ampron delivered

Ampron won the public procurement and developed a complete solution: seven DR Series rugged LED message boards across the apron, connected to central server software with a graphical operator interface. The software incorporates safety logic — displays never show stale or unconfirmed data. Local control, monitoring and reporting run on each display unit. Weather triggers from Vaisala activate pre-defined display states automatically. NOTAM schedule input allows safety events to be pre-loaded and activated on time.

Outcomes

Results

✓ Old two-state lightbox replaced — seven displays with unlimited notification variants
✓ NTP-synchronised time display during normal weather conditions
✓ NOTAM-scheduled notifications activate automatically without operator action
✓ Vaisala weather integration — weather condition changes trigger appropriate display states
✓ Solution delivered September 2017 and operational continuously since

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