Global airline networks and nodal regions |
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| Authors: | Tony H Grubesic Timothy C Matisziw Matthew A Zook |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, Indiana University, Student Building 120, 701 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405, USA;(2) Center for Urban and Regional Analysis, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA;(3) Department of Geography, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA |
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| Abstract: | Transportation infrastructure has always played an important role in the economic fate of regions. In particular, airline
networks have dramatically decreased the geographic and temporal constraints of moving people, goods and information; all
of which are increasingly crucial inputs for the information economy. As a result, regions have become more concerned with
both the quantity and quality of airline connections. The purpose of this paper is to examine the emerging global hierarchy
of airline network connectivity. Using a proprietary database of nearly 900 airline carrier schedules from 2006, we examine
regional connectivity between 4,650 worldwide origins and destinations. Through the use of network analysis and graph theoretical
techniques, results indicate an increasingly complex web of nodal hierarchies in North America, Europe and Asia.
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| Keywords: | Airline network connectivity Access Globalization Transport economics Critical infrastructure |
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