Middleware for Legacy Airport Systems Global Market Report 2025

The middleware for legacy airport systems market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $1.41 billion in 2024 to $1.54 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4%. The growth in the historic period can be linked to increasing airport digitalization, growing passenger traffic, rising need for seamless data integration, expanding legacy system upgrades, and increasing focus on operational efficiency.

The middleware for legacy airport systems market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $2.18 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be linked to growing adoption of cloud based middleware, increasing integration of artificial intelligence and internet of things in airport operations, expanding airport modernization projects, rising demand for real time data exchange, and growing focus on passenger experience optimization. Major trends in the forecast period include advancements in artificial intelligence driven middleware, technological innovations in data integration, development of cloud native middleware platforms, research and development in predictive analytics, and innovation in middleware security solutions.

The increasing adoption of cloud-based solutions is expected to drive the growth of the middleware for legacy airport systems market going forward. Cloud-based solutions are services or applications hosted and accessed over the internet instead of being installed on local computers or servers. The rise in adoption of cloud-based solutions is due to cost efficiency, reducing the need for expensive on-premises infrastructure and lowering maintenance expenses. Middleware for legacy airport systems facilitates the adoption of cloud-based solutions by seamlessly integrating outdated infrastructure with modern cloud platforms, enabling efficient data exchange and smoother system modernization. For example, in May 2025, according to Cloud Zero, a US based cloud cost-intelligence and FinOps platform, global cloud computing grew to $912.77 billion in 2025, up from previous years, highlighting rising adoption despite over 20 percent of organizations lacking clear visibility into their cloud costs. Therefore, the increasing adoption of cloud-based solutions is driving growth in the middleware for legacy airport systems market.

Major companies operating in the middleware for legacy airport systems market are focusing on advanced technologies, such as the middleware-driven data orchestration layer, to enable seamless integration of disparate legacy subsystems, streamline real-time data exchange, and enhance operational efficiency through unified and intelligent airport management. Middleware-driven data orchestration layer is a centralized framework that manages, integrates, and synchronizes data flow between diverse legacy and modern airport systems in real time. For instance, in October 2025, WAISL Limited, an India based company specializing in digital transformation and IT services for airports, launched its Digital Twin-Powered Integrated Airport Predictive Operations Centre APOC at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad. The launch was inaugurated by Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, who commended the innovative efforts of the airport’s leadership and technology partners. This initiative marks India’s first fully integrated digital twin-powered APOC, covering terminal, airside, and landside operations. The system integrates over 40 modules and monitors more than 100 key performance indicators KPIs. It is designed to handle over 40 million passengers annually and enhances airport efficiency through predictive and intelligent operations.

In May 2025, Société Internationale de Telecommunications Aerocaptures SITA, a Switzerland based company providing IT and telecommunications services to the air transport industry, partnered with Innova Solutions, Inc. to modernize transit platforms and explore AI-driven innovation. Through this partnership, SITA and Innova Solutions aim to expand SITA’s legacy transit and airport middleware systems by migrating them to a scalable, cloud-based infrastructure that improves integration, resilience, and AI-driven innovation. Innova Solutions, Inc. is a US based company that provides middleware for legacy airport systems.

Major players in the middleware for legacy airport systems market are Siemens AG, Raytheon Technologies, Lockheed Martin Corporation, IBM Corporation, Honeywell International Inc., NEC Corporation, Wipro Limited, Amadeus IT Group, Indra Sistemas, T-Systems International GmbH, Unisys Corporation, Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques, Frequentis ag, ADB SAFEGATE, Inform GmbH, TAV Technologies, Metron aviation, Damarel Systems International, Videcom international, RESA Airport Data Systems.

North America was the largest region in the middleware for legacy airport systems market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in middleware for legacy airport systems report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the middleware for legacy airport systems market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report’s Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

The swift increase in U.S. tariffs and the ensuing trade tensions in spring 2025 are significantly affecting the transport services sector by driving up costs for vehicles, spare parts, and fuel, key inputs often sourced from tariff-affected regions. Freight operators, logistics providers, and public transportation systems are facing squeezed profit margins as higher equipment and maintenance costs coincide with limited ability to pass on these expenses to customers due to competitive pressures. The uncertainty has also delayed fleet modernization and the adoption of greener, more efficient vehicles, slowing progress toward sustainability goals. To adapt, transport firms are optimizing route planning, investing in fuel efficiency technologies, renegotiating supplier contracts, and exploring collaborative logistics models to share costs and mitigate the impact of higher tariffs.

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Middleware for legacy airport systems is a software solution that enables seamless communication and data exchange between modern applications and older airport infrastructure. It ensures real time integration, improving operational efficiency, reliability, and system interoperability. It facilitates smooth management of airport operations through advanced information technology frameworks.

The primary components of middleware for legacy airport systems are software and services. Middleware for legacy airport systems is specialized software designed to integrate, manage, and optimize data and operations across diverse airport subsystems, enhancing efficiency, security, and passenger experience. The deployment modes involved are on premises, cloud based, and hybrid. The various applications involved are passenger processing, baggage handling, security and surveillance, flight information display, resource management, and other airport operations. These are also used by various end users such as commercial airports, cargo airports, and military airports.

The middleware for legacy airport systems market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as system integration and consulting, real-time data analytics and reporting, network and infrastructure support, legacy system modernization and API management and development. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The middleware for legacy airport systems market also includes sales of airport operations management platform, flight scheduling software, passenger self-service kiosks, maintenance and asset management tools and air traffic communication middleware. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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