The European airports: Accessibility and suitability Personal Air Transport in Europe and Opportunities for a Revival of the Small Aircraft Manufacturers ILA, BERLIN, May 28, 2007, Andrzej MAJKA Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland

EPATS range of operation European Union Area 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 km 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 All European airports runways length 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 fields The 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 – approximately 1 mln inhabitants within 40 km radius of aerodrome

Population within particular radius of aerodrome 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 Opportunities for 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 Rzeszow, POLAND phone: mobile: web:

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