The geographical efficiency of Spain's regional airports: A quantitative analysis

Francisco J. Tapiador, Ana Mateos and Martí-Henneberg, Jordi

Journal of Air Transport Management, 2008, vol. 14, issue 4, 205-212

Abstract: Previous studies of the role of regional airports in the Spanish economy have focused on calculating efficiency using air traffic as the output and airport infrastructure data as the input. We present an alternative quantitative analysis based upon the geographical structure within the airport's market basin. We formulate a ‘geographical efficiency’ model that considers territorial variables within the airport hinterland. Input data for our model include the socio-economic structure of the population, intermodal transport links, industrial and tourism potential and existing leisure-related services. The output is the annual number of passengers associated with such constraints. The result is a relative efficiency estimate that shows uneven patterns of geographical efficiency amongst Spain's regional airports and also provides insights into opportunities for expanding some of these critical items of infrastructure. They suggest that some of Spain's regional airports may be better placed than others to compete in a liberalized market that exhibits a clear tendency in favor of coastal, tourism-based airports.

Keywords: Spanish regional airports; Low-cost carriers; Data envelopment analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2008.04.007

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