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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
EPATS range of operationEPATS range of operation
European UnionArea 4,324,782 km²
Population 497,198,740
Population density 114
Member states 27
1270 airports(which have ICAO code)
in 34 European countries
All European airports location
1300 landing fields(airstrips)
in 34 European countries
All European landing fields location (airports are included)
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
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
Accessibility and suitability
of the European airports
European airports characteristics
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Length [m]
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All European airports runways lengthCumulative distribution function
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Width [m]
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Most European airports have sufficient technical conditions for being utilized for normal operational purposes by
EPATS airplanes
Distribution of distances between airports
European airports distances
Airports
All landing fieldsThe largest
concentration of the airport pair distances occurs at the 1000 km
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)
Population within
particular radius
of airport
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
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
km for 60 % of population)
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]
Personal Air Transport in Europe and Opportunitiesfor a Revival of the Small Aircraft Manufacturers
ILA, BERLIN, May 28, 2007
Thank You for your attention