Identification of Key Factors of Brazilian Hub Airports and Potential New Candidates

Gabriel Porto Bordeaux
António Couto

University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering, Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment

Download PDF DOI: 10.29327/xxi-sitraer-2024.889665 Also published on Even3

Event: XXI SITRAER – Fortaleza, CE, Brasil, 2024
Volume: Anais do XXI Simpósio de Transporte Aéreo – SITRAER 2024 · ISBN 978-65-272-1008-5 · DOI 10.29327/xxi-sitraer-2024
Pages: 397–406
Publisher: Even3 Publicações
Editors: Francisco Heber Lacerda de Oliveira, Fabiano Rocha, Giovanna Miceli Ronzani Borille, Evandro José da Silva, Mauro Caetano

Abstract

Historically, Brazilian hubs have been concentrated at the airports of São Paulo and Brasília. However, new airlines, concessions to private operators, and investments in infrastructure could decentralize the national air network. This article analyzes the characteristics that explain the selection of certain airports as hubs in Brazil and identifies new candidates. 45 airports were studied, of which 9 were considered hubs based on the destination networks of the country's three main airlines. An exploratory factor analysis revealed a primary component relevant to identifying these hubs and the importance order of the investigated characteristics. Factors related to passenger terminals were most important, followed by airside factors, and lastly, socioeconomic factors of the region. A binary logistic regression confirmed that this component distinguishes hubs from non-hubs with over 90% accuracy. Porto Alegre and Curitiba were identified as potential new hubs, despite challenges related to peripheral location or proximity to existing major hubs.

Keywords: Hub Airports; Key Factors; Brazilian Hubs

How to cite

ABNT

BORDEAUX, Gabriel Porto; COUTO, António. Identification of Key Factors of Brazilian Hub Airports and Potential New Candidates. In: SIMPÓSIO DE TRANSPORTE AÉREO, 21., 2024, Fortaleza. Anais [...]. Recife: Even3, 2024. p. 397-406. ISBN 978-65-272-1008-5. DOI: 10.29327/xxi-sitraer-2024.889665. Disponível em: https://sitraer-sbta.org/anais-2024-889665.html.

APA

Bordeaux, G. P., & Couto, A. (2024). Identification of Key Factors of Brazilian Hub Airports and Potential New Candidates. In F. H. L. Oliveira, F. Rocha, G. M. R. Borille, E. J. Silva, & M. Caetano (Eds.), Anais do XXI Simpósio de Transporte Aéreo – SITRAER 2024 (pp. 397–406). Even3. https://doi.org/10.29327/xxi-sitraer-2024.889665

BibTeX

@inproceedings{bordeaux2024identification,
  author = {Bordeaux, Gabriel Porto and Couto, António},
  title = {{Identification of Key Factors of Brazilian Hub Airports and Potential New Candidates}},
  booktitle = {Anais do XXI Simpósio de Transporte Aéreo – SITRAER 2024},
  editor = {Oliveira, Francisco Heber Lacerda de and Rocha, Fabiano and Borille, Giovanna Miceli Ronzani and Silva, Evandro José da and Caetano, Mauro},
  pages = {397--406},
  year = {2024},
  address = {Fortaleza, CE, Brasil},
  publisher = {Even3 Publicações},
  isbn = {978-65-272-1008-5},
  doi = {10.29327/xxi-sitraer-2024.889665},
  url = {https://sitraer-sbta.org/anais-2024-889665.html}
}