AN ANALYSIS OF SHORT HAUL AIRLINE OPERATING COSTS

In an analysis of various aspects of short haul airline operating costs, consideration is given to total operating costs, ground handling operations costs, and direct and indirect operating costs. Total short haul costs and air fares are also examined. It is shown that no significant economies of scale exist in short haul systems, and that linear cost functions are suitable models of total operating costs. Direct operating costs are shown to be dependent on aircraft type and length of haul, and a model of fares, based on operating costs functions of short haul airlines, is considered appropriate for integration with demand models to estimate traffic volume. /HRIS/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Study conducted for Ames Research Center, AMES.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Institute of Transportation Studies Library
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720
• Authors:
  • Kanafani, A
  • Taghavi, S
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 93 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Airport surface traffic control; Airports; Demand; Direct costs; Economics; Facilities; Fares; Indirect costs; Level of service; Mathematical models; Operating costs; Short haul
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Highways; Society; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00128750
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA CR 137763
• Contract Numbers: NAS2-7879
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM