{"id":10332,"date":"2022-03-31T10:38:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T20:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/?p=10332"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T22:01:35","slug":"loudspeaker-system-design-for-airports-ensuring-everyone-gets-the-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pro.harman.com\/insights\/jbl-pro\/loudspeaker-system-design-for-airports-ensuring-everyone-gets-the-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Loudspeaker System Design for Airports: Ensuring Everyone Gets the Message"},"content":{"rendered":"

Air travel, whether for business or leisure, is a big part of most people\u2019s lives. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization<\/a>, more than four billion passengers travel through airports around the world every year. Airports can vary in size from small landing strips to large international hubs that serve more than 250,000 people in a single day.<\/p>\n

Navigating an airport can be stressful and chaotic. Travelers need to clearly and quickly understand where to go and when\u2014in unfamiliar places, and often in unfamiliar languages.<\/p>\n

Audio announcements are an effective method of conveying critical and timely information to passengers. Because airports are reverberant, crowded, noisy environments, well-designed loudspeaker systems are paramount to making sure communications run smoothly.<\/p>\n

Designing a loudspeaker system for an airport is no simple task. Airports are small cities in their own right, and every airport is unique, with unique design challenges. This overview outlines the most important considerations for building and delivering complete, consistent audio coverage with high speech intelligibility while meeting the unique acoustic and architectural challenges of every space.<\/p>\n

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To go even more in-depth on this topic, including a sample airport project outlining key airport applications and loudspeaker solutions<\/a>, check out our JBL Loudspeaker System Design Webinar<\/a> and Design Guide<\/a>.
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Coming in Loud and Clear
\n<\/strong>For a message to be effective, it must be clear and easy to understand. Airports are often large, open structures with highly reflective surfaces, including glass walls and hard, polished floors. These cavernous spaces are conducive to both high noise levels and long reverberation times, which pose significant challenges to sound system designers.<\/p>\n

Factors that influence speech intelligibility include:<\/p>\n