Analyzing the Airfreight Transshipment Connectivity at Incheon Airport

인천국제공항의 환적화물에 대한 연계성 분석 연구

  • Published : 2008.10.31

Abstract

After the deregulation of the aviation market in the United States in 1978, airlines took advantage of the possibilities of the liberalized market and reorganized their networks. Then, the hub-and-spoke networks became widely used in the aviation market. The framework of hub-and-spoke network made it feasible to amplify flight networks. Thus, a number of airlines were able to fly to more destinations than ever before through the networks. Amplification of networks can be implementing through the transfer of passengers, transshipment of cargo, or both most researches have been concentrated on the passenger aspect at airports worldwide. Air cargo, however, has become one of the most significant areas at hub airports to keep their leading position in terms of the provision of services and handling volumes. This paper investigates the connectivity of airfreight networks as the temporal concentrations in current network at Incheon International Airport. In order to evaluate airline flight schedule effects to stimulate hubbing at an airport, the indirect connectivity can be considered to be the number of direct frequencies, the minimum connecting times and the quality of the connection determine indirect connectivity. Therefore the connectivity of freight transshipment depends on both the quality of the connection at the hub airport and the quality of the indirect flight compared to the direct flight. In addressing these issues, this paper analyzes the connectivity of flight schedules using a temporal wave-system structure and estimates the degree of connectivity and quality of connectivity applying the NETSCAN model.

1978년 미국 내 항공시장의 규제완화와 함께 항공은 허브-앤-스포크 시스템(hub-and-spoke system)의 형태로 재구성되었다. 항공의 확장성을 중점적으로 고려할 때, 허브-앤-스포크의 활용은 여객의 환승이나 화물의 환적에 있어서 어느 정도의 이점이 존재한다는 것이 일반적인 견해이다. 또한 국가 차원으로 볼 때, 허브-앤-스포크를 통해 공항의 활성화 및 노선에 따른 밀도의 경제를 실현하도록 허브공항을 개발하는 정책적 지원의 동기가 될 수도 있다. 기존 선행연구들은 대다수 항공여객에 대한 연구들로 집중되어 왔으나 항공환적화물에 대한 연구는 그 수가 상대적으로 적게 나타났다. 이에 본 연구에서는 인천국제공항을 대상으로 하여 항공화물의 환적연계성에 대한 분석을 통해 허브-앤-스포크 상에서 과연 허브공항으로서의 기능과 성과를 수행하고 있는지를 측정코자 하였다. 이를 위한 연구의 범위는 인천국제공항을 통해 환적 되는 항공화물을 대상으로 하며, 개설 가능한 환적노선인 직항연결 및 우회연결(Direct and Indirect Connection)로 한정하였다. 인천국제공항을 기반으로 한 항공화물의 환적연계성을 분석하기 위해 인천국제공항과 연결된 공항들의 노선 수나 연결시간 등을 기준으로 하여 직항연결과 우회연결의 품질을 평가하는 방식으로 취하였다. 이를 위해 공항의 웨이브-시스템 구조를 분석하여 활용하는 NETSCAN 모델을 적용하였다.

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