Gran Canaria Airport

About This Project

Gran Canaria airport is one of Spain’s most important airports, with up to 300 flights a day in high season and more than 15 million passengers in 2024. LDA Audio Tech has provided it with a full EN 54 public address and voice evacuation system covering both the terminals and the bus parking area, ensuring safety, clarity, and control in every area of the airport.   

This installation combines LDA’s expertise in indoor systems with long-range outdoor solutions, reliably integrating its own systems with long-range LRAD-type loudspeakers.   The project, carried out between 2024 and 2025 for AENA, was developed in collaboration with partner Elecnor and stands out for its technical complexity and overall scope. 

The installation includes two main NEO rings, more than 50 NEO Extension units (low impedance for the parking area), 15 fiber-connected racks with LDA EN 54 media converters, several VAP-1 alarm panels, more than 100 microphones at boarding gates, and ZES-22 units strategically distributed throughout terminals and critical areas. SIME management software has also been installed. 

Thanks to its EN 54-16 certification, NEO helps to comply with the current Spanish regulations on fire safety and voice evacuation systems in public spaces. 

Fiber rings with converters ensure electrical and acoustic compatibility, allowing all elements to function in a coordinated and reliable manner. In addition, the LDA system integrates noise probes that automatically adjust gain according to the ambient level, always maintaining the intelligibility of announcements and alarms.  

In the bus parking lot, Genasys Acoustics DS-60XL long-range acoustic devices have been installed to ensure clear reception of messages in open environments. These are LRAD (long-range acoustic device) loudspeakers, designed to broadcast emergency warnings in large areas with high noise levels or large crowds, making them very useful for use in airport service areas.  

This project reinforces the presence of LDA Audio Tech and its EN 54-certified public address and voice evacuation systems in large public infrastructures, specifically in airports with heavy passenger traffic.