Feasibility Study of Regional Air-Cargo Airports: Including a Case of a Regional Air-Cargo Center for the Washington D.C., Area.

摘要

The potential of regional air-cargo airports to relieve congestion at major airports in the immediate area has been examined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at the request of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Senate Report 101-121 accompanying the Department of Transportation FY 1990 Appropriations Act called for the study to include the feasibility of establishing an air-cargo airport in the immediate Washington, D.C., area. This report presents the FAA's findings. While a large portion of air-cargo operations is handled at busy air-carrier airports, this activity usually does not add significantly to congestion because cargo flights are few in number and occur during off-peak hours. Many major airports actively encourage cargo because it generates additional jobs and airport revenues. It is estimated that more than half of all air cargo is carried in the baggage holds of scheduled airliners, and, under most circumstances, it would be extremely difficult and inefficient to isolate cargo from passenger operations.