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Title: AIRPORT ACCESS: CASE STUDY OF A REMOTE TERMINAL OPERATION
Accession Number: 00342105
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Interest has developed in recent years in remote airport terminals as a means of reducing landside congestion at metropolitan airports. A prime consideration in assessing the suitability of the remote terminal concept for a particular airport lies in its economic feasibility (i.e., Can it attract sufficient patronage and be operated efficiently enough to be cost effective?). This paper analyzes the costs of operating the FlyAway bus system, an express bus service that links Los Angeles International Airport with a suburban area that contributes about 15 percent of the airport's passengers. Although it does not offer baggage check-in, other services, such as ticketing, are offered on a limited basis and expansion to a full-service remote terminal is a distinct possibility in the future. The objective is to identify actual costs relative to all aspects of the operation to assist planners in determining the costs of such systems for other airports. Included are overviews of physical characteristics, operational problems, passenger market segment, airport and bus patronage growth rates, cost-revenue ratios of bus operation and terminal maintenance, bus fuel price impacts, foregone bus terminal site rental income, break-even patronage, facility replacement costs, and prognosis for future activity. After five years of operation, many of them beset with problems, FlyAway appears to be thriving. A recent passenger survey revealed that much of the system's attractiveness lies in its economical fare, frequent headways, low-cost parking, and dependable service. As passenger volumes rise and roadway capacity continues to be stretched beyond design standards, remote terminals offer the best hope for alleviating airport congestion on the ground. FlyAway demonstrates, that, not only do they work, but they work well and cost effectively. (Author)
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Airport Landside Operations. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01411616
Authors: Kaplan, MargoriePagination: pp 25-30
Publication Date: 1981
Serial: Conference:
60th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
Location:
Washington District of Columbia, United States ISBN: 0309032172
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
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; Maps
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; References
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; Tables
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM
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