Local Airport Usage from Wider Are Affected by Access Service

Abstract

In Japan, aviation service become main mode for the long-distance passenger trips. Many passengers now use flights from a little separated airport from origin area if higher frequency is available than from the nearest airport. In this research, the net passenger trip data (1995) is aggregated to clarify the actual use of airports in local areas. Next, logit models selecting route from (1) direct flight, (2) flight with longer surface access and (3) whole railway route are estimated for each trip purpose. It shows that frequency is an important path selection factor especially for business passengers. After clarifying the use of each airport in Chugoku Region, a simulation about the access improvement to the Hiroshima airport is performed, and the increase of the use from the wider surrounding city zones is analyzed.