Journal article
Evaluating the efficiency of the Essential Air Service program in the United States
Transportation research. Part A, Policy and practice, v 46(10), pp 1562-1573
01 Dec 2012
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Abstract
Essential Air Service (EAS) is a federally funded program in the United States that provides connecting, commercial air service between rural communities and their nearest large or medium commercial hub airport. During fiscal year 2010, $170 million dollars were spent to provide this service to 107 communities in the US. However, with significant variations in subsidies to each airport (ranging from $427,757 to $3,082,403) and marked differences in passengers served, there are serious concerns regarding the overall efficiency of the EAS program. The purpose of this paper is to use data envelopment analysis integrated in a geographic information system for evaluating service efficiencies at the community level. Policy implications and strategies to improve the EAS program are discussed. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Evaluating the efficiency of the Essential Air Service program in the United States
- Creators
- Tony H. Grubesic - Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Laboratory, College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United StatesFangwu Wei - Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis Laboratory, College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
- Publication Details
- Transportation research. Part A, Policy and practice, v 46(10), pp 1562-1573
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 12
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Information Science and Technology (1995-2013)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000312425200006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84866037443
- Other Identifier
- 991019357770404721
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