The extension of the European high speed rail network and the ongoing integration of differenttransport modes are increasing the competition between air and ground based transportationsystems both within Germany and between major European cities. Regarding door-todoorconnections for short haul trips, the travel time using high speed trains is almost thesame as using aircrafts. This is due to the time-consuming landside connection to and fromthe airports, which are mostly situated in suburbia, and long pre flight procedures. Therefore,airport accessibility is an important factor to remain competitive. Thus the Institute for TransportPlanning and Logistics in cooperation with the Hamburg Airport GmbH will develop anintegrated activity based transport and land use model for the metropolitan region of Hamburg.One of the important aspects of this ongoing project is the linkage between the landandairside model. Hence the model is based on past and current socioeconomic data, the developmentof flight activities in Hamburg, general air and traffic forecasts and the predictionof the change of land use and travel behaviour.This working paper firstly provides an overview of the current multimodal accessibility of theHamburg Airport. Secondly, empirical data of the metropolitan region of Hamburg concerninglong distance travel, especially by airplane, are analysed. Thirdly, the methodology employedto forecast future travel activities related to the Hamburg airport is presented.
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