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Longest onsite airport people movers in North America
Phoenix Sky Train: Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe following list identifies those airports in North America that have onsite people mover, tram, subway, or similar transit systems. It does not include links to offsite transit networks unless they are an integrated part of the onsite people mover network, nor does it include bus transit. Generally, these onsite transit systems utilized cables, rail, or guideways to connect multiple terminal(s) and/or the terminal(s) with gates, parking garages, remote rental car facilities, cell phone lots, meeting facilities, hotels, and other related uses on or close to the airport property.
San Francisco-Oakland Airport – Source: flysfo.comSuch systems can help reduce congestion at or near airports, particularly near arrival and departure entrances, as well as provided accessibility to gates and other features without requiring lengthy walks. Please note, mileage for those airports with multiple lines and/or systems are first broken down individually, then compiled at the end of the list.
Peace!
Los Angeles’ Automated People Mover (opening 2026) – Source: railway-technology.com_______Length by Route_______
1. New York City Kennedy (JFK): AirTrain JFK/Jamaica Station Train* = 6.60 miles
2. New York City Kennedy (JFK): AirTrain JFK/Howard Beach Train* = 5.30 miles
3. Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) = Sky Train = 4.90 miles
4. Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): Skylink = 4.81 miles
5. Washington Dulles (IAD): AeroTrain = 3.98 miles
6-8. Chicago O’Hare (ORD): Airport Transit System; San Francisco-Oakland (SFO): AirTrain Red Line; and San Francisco-Oakland (SFO): AirTrain Blue Line = 3.00 miles
9. Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL): Plane Train = 2.80 miles
10. Newark Liberty (EWR): AirTrain = 2.5 miles (2029)
11. Los Angeles (LAX): Automated People Mover = 2.25 miles (2026)
12. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL): Automated People Mover = 2.10 miles (2030)
13. Houston Bush (IAH): Subway = 2.00 miles
14. Mexico City Juarez (MEX): Aerotrén = 1.90 miles
15. New York City Kennedy (JFK): AirTrain JFK/Airport Terminal Loop = 1.80 miles
16. Seattle-Tacoma (SEA): SEA Underground = 1.67 miles
17. Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL): SkyTrain = 1.5 miles
18. Orlando (MCO): Automated People Mover = 1.43 miles
19. Tampa (TPA): Automated People Mover = 1.40 miles
20. Miami (MIA): MIA Mover = 1.27 miles
21. Denver (DIA): Automated Guideway Transit = 1.25 miles
22. Toronto Pearson (YYZ): Terminal Link = 0.90 mile
23-25. Detroit Metro (DTW): ExpressTram; Houston Bush (IAH): Skyway; and Miami (MIA): Skytrain = 0.70 mile
26. Las Vegas Reid (LAS): Blue Line = 0.65 mile
27. Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP): Concourse C People Mover = 0.51 mile
28. Pittsburgh (PGH): People Mover = 0.49 mile
29. Cincinnati (CVG): Underground Train = 0.29 mile
30. Las Vegas Reid (LAS): Green Line = 0.27 mile
31. Sacramento (SMF): Automated People Mover = 0.26 mile
32. Las Vegas Reid (LAS): Red Line = 0.23 mile
33. Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP): Hub Tram = 0.19 mile
34. Miami (MIA): e-Train = ?
Proposed: Boston (BOS), Philadelphia (PHL), and San Diego (SAN)
The Oakland Airport Connector was not included because it solely links the airport with BART versus servicing sites throughout the airport.
*The Jamaica Station and Howard Beach Trains share a route for 1.5 miles.
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JFK Airport – Source: transitmap.netLength of combined route totals (from above):
- New York City Kennedy (JFK)* = 13.80 miles
2. San Francisco-Oalkland (SFO) = 6.00 miles
3. Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL) = 4.30 miles
4. Houston Bush (IAH) = 2.70 miles
5. Miami (MIA) = 1.97+ miles
6. Las Vegas Reid (LAS) = 1.15 miles
7. Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) = 0.70 mile
*The Jamaica Station and Howard Beach Trains share a route for 1.5 miles.
Detroit Metro Express Tram – Source: fox2detroit.comSOURCES:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_International_Airport_Automated_Guideway_Transit_System
- http://www.google.ai
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93St._Paul_Airport_Trams#:~:text=The%20newer%20of%20the%20two,been%20built%20with%20Hovair%20technology.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirTrain_JFK#:~:text=AirTrain%20JFK%20is%20an%208.1,New%20York%20and%20New%20Jersey.
- https://www.gzconsultants.com/projects/automated-people-mover-system/
- https://www.miami-airport.com/public-transportation.asp#:~:text=Access%20to%20MIA%20Mover%20is,Car%20Center’s%20customer%20service%20lobby.
- https://www.oftmw.com/post/broward-county-to-launch-an-automated-people-mover-and-light-rail-system-connecting-fort-lauderdal#:~:text=The%20Automated%20People%20Mover%20will,and%20the%20airport’s%20parking%20garage.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Airport_People_Mover
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Reid_International_Airport_Automated_People_Movers#:~:text=The%20Harry%20Reid%20International%20Airport,Character
- https://www.miami-airport.com/maps.asp
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_International_Airport_People_Movers
- https://www.portseattle.org/blog/all-aboard-sea-underground
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_Link#:~:text=The%20two%20fully%20elevated%20lines,They%20serve%20three%20stations:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerotrén
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirTrain_JFK#:~:text=The%20AirTrain%20has%20a%20total,8.1%20miles%20(13.0%20km).&text=The%20system%20consists%20of%206.0,of%20double%2Dtrack%20guideway%20viaducts.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airport_people_mover_systems
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