Small regional airports operation: unnecessary burdens or key to regional development

Kazda, Antonín; Hromádka, Martin; Mrekaj, Boris

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2017.12.169

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“…Airports have been recognised in their role of influencing planning decisions and land developments in an area, acting as catalysts for regional economic growth (Halpern & Graham, 2016;Kazda et al, 2017;Niewiadomski, 2019;Cidell, 2014). Airports have been described as growth engines by governments and as such, politics and planning bodies have supported airports to increase local economic activity and to stimulate new investment for the region (Mosbah & Ryerson, 2016;Robertson, 1995).…”

Section: Planning and Regional Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The developed region would then facilitate connections between small communities and the airport if the airport provides services which society required possibly creating new placemaking opportunities. Airports in close proximity have to compete with one another to gain government funding and support, which can cause disruption in regional and economic development, creating uneven economic growth (Yao & Yang, 2012;Kazda et al, 2017;Niewiadomski, 2019). This causes disparities in regions which have an airport compared to those local authorities without an airport.…”

Section: Planning and Regional Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Due to the difference in outcome desires, councils agreed to formulate a Joint Area Action Plan (JAAP) for the future growth of the airport (Rochford District Council, 2019). Both councils described in their regional plan that the airport acts as a catalyst for economic growth, being beneficial for the region to stimulate new growth and open up the region to larger markets (Kazda et al, 2017;Cidell, 2014).…”

Section: Southendmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Access to Small Airports and the Impact on Regional Growth in the UK

Ralphs¹,

Shahab²,

Ahmadpoor³

2020

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This paper focuses on how the accessibility of small airports affects the regional growth in the UK. Three airports that have less than two million passengers annually, are used for this study: Bournemouth, Cardiff International and London Southend Airport. The purpose of this study is threefold: 1) to investigate how the size of an airport influences growth and provides planning authorities support for permitting development around the airport, 2) to examine the impact that improving accessibility has on smaller airports, and 3) to analyse how regional development plans consider airports when airport developments occur. To this end, secondary data was used to analyse the current growth patterns linking economic indicators to airport use. Evaluating the accessibility of each small airport with the transport network by using a variety of databases and navigation software. Overall conclusions of this study show that the size of an airport is not as significant as the stability of the airports growth in influencing economic growth. Accessibility was found to improve regional growth around the airport and that the road network provided the best access due to the location of the case-study airports. Regional development plans considered airports as a gateway to drive economic growth with specific industries being supported. However, there is concern around airports for their development into greenbelts due to "exceptional circumstances" by the National Planning Policy Framework. Provision of independent development plans related solely to airports reduces the decision duration by local authorities.

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Section: Planning and Regional Developmentmentioning

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Section: Planning and Regional Developmentmentioning

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Section: Southendmentioning

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Access to Small Airports and the Impact on Regional Growth in the UK

Ralphs¹,

Shahab²,

Ahmadpoor³

2020

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“…We examine how new airport infrastructure influences regional tourism. Empirical studies show that building or extending airports and airport services enhanced international tourism flows (Eugenio-Martin, 2016; Khadaroo and Seetanah, 2007;Khan et al, 2017), increased production and employment (Hakfoort et al, 2001;Klophaus, 2008;Zak and Getzner, 2014), endorsed regional economic development (Halpern and Bråthen, 2011;Kazda et al, 2017;Mukkala & Tervo, 2013), 1 and might even generate positive spillover effects to neighbouring regions (Percoco, 2010). However, hardly any empirical studies identify the causal effect of airport infrastructure on tourism or economic development.…”

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How new airport infrastructure promotes tourism: evidence from a synthetic control approach in German regions

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The paper examines how new airport infrastructure influences regional tourism. Identification is based on the conversion of a military airbase into a regional commercial airport in the German state of Bavaria. The new airport opened in 2007 and promotes travelling to the touristic region of Allgäu in the Bavarian Alps. A synthetic control approach is used to show that the new commercial airport increased tourism in the Allgäu region over the period 2008-16. The positive effect is especially pronounced in the county in which the airport is located. The results suggest that new transportation infrastructure promotes regional economic development.

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“…In the Slovak republic, there are currently more than thirty airports -thirteen public and six with the status of an international public airport with the permission to provide international commercial operations, handling, rescue and firefighting, and air traffic services in Slovakia: Bratislava, Košice, Žilina, Piešťany, Sliač and Poprad-Tatry. All of them have a legal form of a joint-stock company and four of them are considered to be the small regional airports: Žilina, Sliač, Poprad-Tatry and Piešťany [1]. The issue of Slovak regional airportsˈ problems is mainly connected to their funding system and the extent of their utilization as well.…”

Section: Introduction To Slovak Regional Airportsˈ Problems -(In)suffmentioning

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The Regional Airports’ Problems in the Slovak Republic: The Case Study of Žilina Airport

Sedláčková

Švecová

2018

MATEC Web Conf.

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This paper solves the regional airports in the Slovak Republic and the problems they have been facing while focusing on the specific, i.e. ˈsmall regionalˈ airports category (up to 200,000 passengers transported per year). Moreover, the issue of Slovak regional airportsˈ problems is connected mainly to their funding system, which has shown to be insufficient, and the extent of their utilization in relation to their untapped potential. It was proven that small regional airports with an annual throughput under 200,000 passengers are unable to break even and to cover their operational costs as well and thus must be subsidized. Funding of ˈsmallˈ regional airports can be considered as not only the Slovakian problem, actually it is a broad long-term EU problem and there were several approaches established by the EU related to adjustment of those issues. The current legislation is represented by new Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1084 thanks to which the state aid at the EU level has been greatly simplified. The paper focuses on the case study of chosen Slovakian small regional airport near Žilina, in Dolný Hričov, which the possibilities of several measures for its revitalization and efficiency improvement are depended on the operational-technical characteristics and position within the region.

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Small regional airports operation: unnecessary burdens or key to regional development

Cited by 35 publications

References 2 publications

Access to Small Airports and the Impact on Regional Growth in the UK

Access to Small Airports and the Impact on Regional Growth in the UK

How new airport infrastructure promotes tourism: evidence from a synthetic control approach in German regions

The Regional Airports’ Problems in the Slovak Republic: The Case Study of Žilina Airport

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