Airports in Cities and Regions - KIT Scientific Publishing

Feeder airport city
• Once the air connectivity through India’s Aerotropolises becomes reality, it
would lay the foundation for a truly inclusive economic growth along the length
and breadth of the country, rendering geographical distances meaningless.
• Besides reducing passenger and freight travel times, the economic benefits of
the spatial distribution of airport infrastructure would leverage lower land costs
and labour. This would not only ensure higher profitability and return of capital
for the private investor, but also ensure that the benefits of industrialisation
pass down to every region of India.
• The information technology and bio-technology industry would not need to
hinge their businesses around metros any more, and would have better access to
the intellectual capital in and around the tier II and tier III towns of India.
• Due to the emergence of Mini-Aerotropolises, India’s manufacturing and
farming sectors, outsourcing and tourism sectors, export markets, etc. would
have multiple benefits as goods and services would move faster via the cargo
and logistic hubs to domestic and international destinations.
List of figures
Fig. 1: Concept of Mini-Aeroptropolis showing the various components ....................................... 35
Fig. 2: Conglomeration of Mini-Aeroptropolis in a region of South India. The fulcrum here is
the international airport in the metropolis.......................................................................... 35
Fig. 3: Trends in growth of air passengers ....................................................................................... 39
Fig. 4: Passenger traffic carried by upper class rail and air transport............................................. 39
List of tables
Tab. 1: Cities connected by air performance indicators ................................................................... 37
Tab. 2: Potential cities for feeder air connectivity............................................................................ 38
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