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Evaluating locational accessibility to the US air transportation system
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Evaluating locational accessibility to the US air transportation system

T. C. Matisziw and T. H. Grubesic
Transportation research. Part A, Policy and practice, v 44(9), pp 710-722
01 Nov 2010

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Business & Economics Economics Science & Technology Social Sciences Technology Transportation Transportation Science & Technology
Although there are hundreds of airports that support commercial air passenger traffic in the United States (US), not all areas are equivalently served by the commercial air transportation system. Locations in the US differ with respect to their level of access to the commercial air network and their overall accessibility within the system. Given the complexity of the domestic commercial air passenger network and supporting infrastructure, past research has only been able to provide a limited assessment of locational accessibility within the United States. To address these complexities, this paper proposes a new metric that incorporates measures of access to air transport as well as accessibility within air transportation networks. Using a comprehensive dataset on scheduled airline service, the developed approach is then applied to the US domestic commercial passenger air transportation network to explore geographic differentials in accessibility. Results suggest marked differences between core-based statistical areas throughout the US. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

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