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An analysis of the operational efficiency of major airports in the United States
Author(s) -
Sarkis Joseph
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.649
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1873-1317
pISSN - 0272-6963
DOI - 10.1016/s0272-6963(99)00032-7
Subject(s) - operational efficiency , runway , data envelopment analysis , aviation , revenue , business , transport engineering , empirical research , operations research , air traffic control , air cargo , environmental economics , operations management , computer science , economics , finance , marketing , engineering , mathematical optimization , philosophy , mathematics , archaeology , epistemology , history , aerospace engineering
Recently, considerable attention has been focused on the performance of various airlines and air carriers in terms of efficiency. Although it is obvious that air carriers use airports, few studies have focused on airport operational efficiency. This empirical study evaluates the operational efficiencies of 44 major U.S. airports using data envelopment analysis and some of its recent developments. Various airport characteristics are evaluated to determine their relationship to an airport's efficiency. Efficiency measures are based on four resource input measures including airport operational costs, number of airport employees, gates and runways, and five output measures including operational revenue, passenger flow, commercial and general aviation movement, and total cargo transportation. The results of this study have operational as well as public policy implications.