The situation of airport infrastructure in the Northern region of Brazil and its potential support for regional aviation

A situação da infraestrutura aeroportuária na região norte e seu potencial apoio à aviação regional

The north region of Brazil comprises a wide area with scarcity of transport infrastructure in general. This paper aims to show a quantitative and qualitative analysis of available airport network in the northern Brazilian region. Some current bottlenecks are identified and some actions are proposed. In this region is important that the aviation can play its role of the integration of the scattered communities with the most important regional centers.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pesquisaemtransportes.net.br/relit/index.php/relit/article/view/jv6n1p10/pdf_91
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract used with permission of the Brazilian Transportation Planning Society (BTPS)
• Authors:
  • Alves, Cláudio Jorge Pinto
  • Amaral, Frank Cabral de Freitas
• Publication Date: 2012-1

Language

• English
• Portuguese

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 171-184
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport Literature
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Brazilian Transport Planning Society
  • ISSN: 2238-1031
  • Serial URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=2238-1031&lng=en&nrm=iso

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Bottlenecks; Communities; Networks; Regional development
• Geographic Terms: Brazil
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01492915
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 2013 10:56PM