Europe Smart Airport Market Forecast by 2033

Market Size in 2024: USD 9,363.8 Million
Market Forecast in 2033: USD 19,448.1 Million
Market Growth Rate 2025-2033: 8.46%

The Europe smart airport market is projected to expand from USD 9,363.8 million in 2024 to USD 19,448.1 million by 2033, registering a CAGR of 8.46%. Post-pandemic passenger rebound, EU-level green-digitisation mandates and rapid adoption of biometric self-service are converging to turn European airports into tech-driven mobility hubs.

Growth Drivers Powering the European Smart Airport Market

Passenger Rebound and Self-Service Demand

By the middle of 2025, air traffic within Europe was reported to have almost fully recovered to the levels before the pandemic (99% of 2019 levels). Consequently, hubs like Frankfurt and Madrid have been recording more than 6% monthly growth recently. IATA surveys depict that 73% of travelers would be ready to give biometric information if it resulted in shorter queuing times. Hence, carriers have started the implementation of biometric self-boarding gates, which handle 180 people per hour–twice the rate of manual gates. Each e-gate going-in installation generates new demand for middleware, RFID tags, and cybersecurity services thus guaranteeing the presence of multi-year upgrading projects for system integrators.

EU Green Deal and Energy-Efficient Retrofits

“Fit for 55”, the EU’s package, intends to cut air travel emissions by half, to achieve the goal of net-zero by 2030. As an example, the implementation of AI-driven smart occupancy detection in the HVAC system at Milan Malpensa via Siemens’ smart-building suite managed to save 28% of energy. According to Eurocontrol, sensor-based taxi-way routing can reduce aircraft fuel consumption by 5%, which results in a saving of 400,000 tons of CO₂ yearly for Europe as a whole. The deadlines for compliance are leading to the accelerated purchase of IoT-enabled building management and predictive-maintenance platforms. This market expansion far beyond passenger processing can thus envelop airside infrastructure.

Biometric Mandates and Seamless Travel Legislation

The implementation of the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) which obliges all border areas within the Schengen zone to capture facial and fingerprint biometrics, happened in October 2024. Thales equipped Paris-CDG and Orly with 1,200 biometric kiosks, whereas SITA’s Smart Path permits passengers to utilize one biometric token throughout check-in to boarding thus, total journey time is reduced by 30%. The wider the member states range implementing the biometric mandatory corridors, the more airports will have to invest in both the hardware and the middleware to receive smart-gate vendors and system integrators steady orders until 2033.

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Europe Smart Airport Market Segmentation

Analysis by Type

• Airport 2.0
• Airport 3.0
• Airport 4.0

Analysis by Size

• Large
• Medium
• Small

Analysis by System

• Wearables
• LPWAN and WLAN
• Tags and Sensors
• Platforms
• NFC, RFID and Bluetooth
• Wireless
• Others

Analysis by Operation

• Aeronautical
• Non-Aeronautical

Analysis by End Market

• Implementation
• Upgrade and Services

Analysis by Application

• Airside
• Air Traffic Maintenance
• Aircraft Maintenance
• Passenger Screening and Experience
• Digital Video Surveillance and Management
• Building Management
• Intelligent Advertising
• Others

Analysis by Country

• Germany
• United Kingdom
• France
• Italy
• Russia
• Spain
• Netherlands
• Switzerland
• Poland
• Others

Competitive Landscape

The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined along with the profiles of the key players.

Europe Smart Airport Market News

• March 2025: Amadeus rolled out its cloud-based passenger-handling platform at Lyon-Saint-Exupéry, enabling biometric self-boarding and real-time baggage tracking.
• February 2025: Siemens secured a EUR 180 million contract to upgrade HVAC and baggage systems at Frankfurt Airport’s Terminal 3, targeting 28% energy savings.
• January 2025: SITA partnered with Swedavia to deploy 150 biometric kiosks across four Swedish airports, reducing passenger queuing time by 30%.
• December 2024: Thales completed the rollout of biometric corridors at Paris-CDG, processing 1,200 passengers per hour with facial-recognition match times under 5 seconds.

Key highlights of the Report:

• Market Performance (2019-2024)
• Market Outlook (2025-2033)
• COVID-19 Impact on the Market
• Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
• Strategic Recommendations
• Historical, Current and Future Market Trends
• Market Drivers and Success Factors
• SWOT Analysis
• Structure of the Market
• Value Chain Analysis
• Comprehensive Mapping of the Competitive Landscape

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