Variable Message Sign installed at Tokyo Int’l Airport

Tokyo International Airport (RJTT, Haneda Airport) is the first Japanese airport to introduce the Variable Message Sign (VMS). The system consists of LCD panel boards on one or both sides of the runway which light up to indicate how the pilot should proceed. The VMS is compatible with any automated runway occupancy system.

This Briefing Leaflet provides an overview of the VMS system.

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