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http://onlinepubs.trb.org.../circulars/ec027/ec027.pdf

This conference presentation discusses congestion pricing of airports. It considers what it would mean if you tried to use congestion pricing as a way to manage the capacity of the air transportation system. The various forms of congestion are examined and it is pointed out that some forms of congestion are more susceptible to a pricing solution than others. Also discussed is the issue of pricing behavior of airports and the regulation of that behavior. Currently, prices must be set to equate revenues to costs. When you talk about congestion pricing, this changes. Prices that equate supply and demand are not necessarily those that equate revenue and costs. In conclusion it is pointed out that adoption of congestion prices would fundamentally alter the regulatory environment within which airports operate. To do that, you need to be ready to consider those fundamental changes and to devise an alternative regulatory scheme to deal with the problems of market power and high fees and charges that would likely be encountered under such a system.

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English

p. 56-62

2001-3

Transportation Research Circular

Airports in the 21st Century

Airport capacity; Airport planning; Conferences; Congestion pricing; Economic policy; Regulatory reform

Airport congestion

Aviation; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities

TRIS, TRB

Apr 11 2001 12:00AM

• AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY: IMPACT ON AIRPORT CAPACITY
• AIRPORT CAPACITY
• AIRPORT CAPACITY: LIMITS, TECHNOLOGY, STRATEGY
• AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: WHERE AND WHAT KIND OF DEVELOPMENT?
• AIRPORTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, APRIL 20, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C.
• AIRPORTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, APRIL 20, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. WELCOME ADDRESS
• ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT OF CAPACITY
• ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
• INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF AIRPORT CAPACITY - INTRODUCTION
• INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR AIRPORT PLANNING AND ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO MANAGE GROWTH - INTRODUCTION
• OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE
• PLANNING MODELS