China's Air Passenger Transport: An Analysis of Recent Trends
- 1 July 2007
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Eurasian Geography and Economics
- Vol. 48 (4), 469-480
- https://doi.org/10.2747/1538-7216.48.4.469
Abstract
Two China-based transportation geographers examine trends and developments revealed by the release of the most recent official data on traffic and airport capacity within mainland China's domestic air passenger transport system. The focus of the study is the uneven spatial distribution of airports and airport service hinterlands, as well as the hierarchical nature of passenger flows centered within the axis Beijing-Shanghai-Guangzhou (Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan are not included in the analysis). Among the questions investigated are the efficiency/balance within the system, as well as the extent to which the distribution of airports and air passenger flow volumes reflect basic patterns of economic and urban development within the country, and conform with a hub-and-spoke model. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: L50, L93, O18, R40. 5 figures, 5 tables, 30 references.Keywords
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