People living in cities and rural areas within one hundred mile radius from large international airports such as Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), O'Hare International Airport (ORD), and Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) rely on their personal car, a taxi or shuttle bus to get to access those airports for travel to "long-haul" domestic or international destinations. Recently airlines have cut down on the frequency of operations or reduced their flights from regional airports. In some cases they have totally eliminated unprofitable flights to major hubs. Due to these changes in air service, residents up to 250 miles away from the major hub airports may no longer have a viable air link to the hub airports and may need to rely on ground service. This research details, whether a convenient, affordable and comfortable air service is viable for a specialized "short-haul" air service connecting the regional airports with a major hub airport. The analysis presents population forecasts for the counties and cities and air travel demand forecasts for the airports. Historical air carrier operations, number of arrival and departure seats, past air fare data for each of the regional airports is obtained from the FAA data base and Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). In addition, fuel price, parking rates, landing fees are included in the analysis. The selected regional airports are; Abilene Regional Airport (ABI), East Texas Regional Airport (GGG), San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT), Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), Waco Regional Airport (ACT) and Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS). The proposed "short-haul" scheduled flights from these airports to DFW are enumerated for cost evaluation and sustainability. Eight different turboprop aircraft with 6 to 80 seats are considered in this study and the results prove that this "short-haul" air service is feasible and a profitable venture to operate as a no frills, Low Cost Air Carrier Service (LCAC).


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    Titel :

    Least Cost Solution for "Short-Haul" Fights from Regional Airports to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    Second Transportation & Development Congress 2014 ; 2014 ; Orlando, Florida


    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2014-05-29




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch