Author
Ersöz, Cem, Kılıç, Sena, Aldemir, Hüseyin Önder
Publication Date
2022-12
Publication Place
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Elsevier
Subject
Turkey’s airport network, Complex network analysis
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
2213-624X
Record ID
678aee4e-841f-415f-ad4f-0471e179bf08
Library Location
Aviation Management
Date
2022-12
Sample Text
There are a few studies present analyzing air transport structures of the countries, regions, and the world by using complex network theory. Although Turkey has a complex air network with 56 airports, thorough research has not been carried out applying complex network analysis to reveal the structure of the airport network in Turkey yet. Furthermore, the fact that Turkey is a developing economy and the role of air transport in this development is undeniable, and its use as a transit area due to its geopolitical location, together with social and political factors, makes it important to understand this air transport network in detail. Consequently, in this paper, Turkey's Airport Network (TAN) topology was explored by implementing concepts of complex network theory using domestic and international passenger flight data gathered from FlightRadar during the opening period after the first wave of Covid-19. The average path length and clustering coefficient for connectivity performance and centrality metrics (degree, betweenness, and closeness) were computed and the network correlations were also measured and compared with simulated random, small-world (SW), and scale-free (SF) network models. Also, structural similarities and differences with the air networks of other countries are revealed.
DOI
10.1016/j.cstp.2022.11.013
Cilt
10
