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The European airports:Accessibility and suitability
Personal Air Transport in Europe and Opportunitiesfor a Revival of the Small Aircraft Manufacturers
ILA, BERLIN, May 28, 2007,
Andrzej MAJKA
Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland
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EPATS range of operationEPATS range of operation
European UnionArea 4,324,782 km²
Population 497,198,740
Population density 114
Member states 27
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1270 airports(which have ICAO code)
in 34 European countries
All European airports location
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1300 landing fields(airstrips)
in 34 European countries
All European landing fields location (airports are included)
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2570 airports and landing fields
43 main passenger airports(large and medium Hubs)
450 Primary airports(commercial service airports)
1336 with paved runways
737 IFR airports
A total overview of all European airports
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1,270 airports and 1,300 landing fields
One airport per 2850 km2
390 000 inhabitants per one airport
Europe is a special area with unique features favouring the development of regional passenger air transportation system
A total overview of all European airports
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Accessibility and suitability
of the European airports
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European airports characteristics
Cumulative distribution function
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All European airports runways lengthCumulative distribution function
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Most European airports have sufficient technical conditions for being utilized for normal operational purposes by
EPATS airplanes
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Distribution of distances between airports
European airports distances
Airports
All landing fieldsThe largest
concentration of the airport pair distances occurs at the 1000 km
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For main European cities
City distance to the nearest airport
All landing fields
Airports
For most European cities, the nearest
airport or landing field is located within 15 km
(90 % of cities)
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Population within
particular radius
of airport
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Population within particular radius of airport
A lot of European population (potential
passengers) live close to airports – approximately1 mln inhabitants within
40 km radius of aerodrome
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Population within particular radius of aerodrome
Distances to Airports in Europe
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In the most densely populated regions, the nearest airport lies within a distance of less than 40
km for more than 95 % of population (within less than 20
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Personal Air Transport in Europe and Opportunitiesfor a Revival of the Small Aircraft Manufacturers
ILA, BERLIN, May 28, 2007,
Contact:• Department of Aircrafts and Aircraft Engines
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics
Rzeszow University of Technology
• Address:
ul. Powstancow Warszawy 8
35-959 Rzeszow, POLAND
• phone: +48 17 865 1604
mobile: +48 602 441 977
• web: www.prz.edu.pl/ksisl
• e-mail: [email protected]
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Personal Air Transport in Europe and Opportunitiesfor a Revival of the Small Aircraft Manufacturers
ILA, BERLIN, May 28, 2007
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