Cities as Air Transport Centres: An Analysis of the Determinants of Air Traffic Volume for North American Urban Areas

Discazeaux, Carine et Polèse, Mario (2007). Cities as Air Transport Centres: An Analysis of the Determinants of Air Traffic Volume for North American Urban Areas Working Paper. Institut national de la recherche scientifique, Montréal.

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Using a regression model, the paper examines the determinants of air traffic volume for the 89 largest urban areas in the US and Canada. The reorganization of the airline industry does not seem to have altered the fundamentals of the economic geography of air traffic. Urban size and local industry structure remain the primary determinants, consistent with the findings of previous studies. Location also matters: carriers ideally seek to locate in the centre - the largest city - of their market. The size and shape of national markets and the presence national borders also matter. The linear form and low densities of Canada’s population limit the development of nationally-based hub-and spoke networks. Canadian cities exhibit systematically lower traffic volumes than their US counterparts.

Type de document:	Monographie (Working Paper)
Mots-clés libres:	trafic aérien; villes; économie urbaine; Amérique du Nord; air traffic; cities; urban economy; North America
Centre:	Centre Urbanisation Culture Société
Date de dépôt:	12 nov. 2020 20:18
Dernière modification:	12 nov. 2020 20:18
URI:	https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/9337

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