Aircraft towing system for an airport having at least one towing zone in which an aircraft is likely to be towed, the towing system comprising: - at least one tow-tractor configured to be operated remotely by means of a wireless connection and suitable for towing the aircraft, - at least one control device intended to be connected to the tow-tractor using the wireless connection and able to control said tow-tractor, and - at least one first sensor intended to be positioned in the towing zone, this or these first sensors being independent of the tow-tractor and being able to supply information about elements (11A, 11B, 11C) likely to be encountered by the aircraft and/or the tow-tractor during the operation of towing the aircraft using the tow-tractor, the control device being further configured to collect the information supplied by the at least one first sensor and exploit it in controlling the tow-tractor to tow the aircraft, wherein the at least one first sensor is a sensor capable of providing an image of at least a portion of the towing area, wherein the control device has a human-machine interface (221, 222, 223, 225) such as to allow the tractor to be controlled by an operator from the control device, wherein the tractor or each tractor comprises at least one second sensor capable of detecting an obstacle located on its path, and wherein the control device is further configured to retrieve the information provided by the at least one second sensor and to use it when controlling the tractor to tow the aircraft, and wherein the control device comprises a display system capable of providing a display including at least part of the image or images provided by the at least one first sensor and the information provided by the at least one second sensor. - at least one tow-tractor configured to be operated remotely by means of a wireless connection and suitable for towing the aircraft, - at least one control device intended to be connected to the tow-tractor using the wireless connection and able to control said tow-tractor, and - at least one first sensor intended to be positioned in the towing zone, this or these first sensors being independent of the tow-tractor and being able to supply information about elements (11A, 11B, 11C) likely to be encountered by the aircraft and/or the tow-tractor during the operation of towing the aircraft using the tow-tractor, the control device being further configured to collect the information supplied by the at least one first sensor and exploit it in controlling the tow-tractor to tow the aircraft, wherein the at least one first sensor is a sensor capable of providing an image of at least a portion of the towing area, wherein the control device has a human-machine interface (221, 222, 223, 225) such as to allow the tractor to be controlled by an operator from the control device, wherein the tractor or each tractor comprises at least one second sensor capable of detecting an obstacle located on its path, and wherein the control device is further configured to retrieve the information provided by the at least one second sensor and to use it when controlling the tractor to tow the aircraft, and wherein the control device comprises a display system capable of providing a display including at least part of the image or images provided by the at least one first sensor and the information provided by the at least one second sensor.