The present imbalance of technical support between flight phases and ground movement has created a situation where airports are behaving as bottlenecks in the capacity growth of air passenger and freight transport.

A-SMGCS (Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System) supports the safe and expeditious movement of aircraft and vehicles across airports under all circumstances with respect to traffic density, visibility conditions and complexity of the airport layout. Simulations have shown that the expected improvement in traffic handling can be achieved and specific functions in real airport environment have been initially demonstrated.