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From page 72... ... In some cases, chronically underused runway and supporting facilities can take the pressure off of larger, more strategically important regional airports. In some cases, innovative ground services could provide complementary roles to major airports; in other cases, adjacent airports could provide more services to national hub transfer points. Read the entire page →
From page 73... ... Total Boardings Originating Boardings Boardings from Transfer Flights From West Coast Study Area Outside West Coast Study Area From Atlantic/ Pacific From South-Central America Northern California 1.9 318,233 22,280 295,953 82,740 169,566 73,195 4,905 Southern California/ LAS 14.6 2,405,822 1,614,370 791,452 127,720 618,016 271,751 7,868 To the North 11.2 1,852,852 1,250,521 602,331 278,036 145,823 155,797 29,199 To the East 42.2 6,963,448 6,067,140 896,308 251,760 271,390 504,283 2,220 Transatlantic 9.1 1,503,667 1,419,502 84,165 57,671 48,320 0 0 Transpacific 16.8 2,767,323 1,846,162 921,161 287,275 767,697 10 220 South-Central America 4.2 696,748 652,236 44,512 12,773 60,618 320 0 Totals 100 16,508,093 12,872,211 3,635,882 1,097,975 2,081,430 1,005,356 44,412 Table 4.1. Origin–destination passenger volumes at SFO (1) Read the entire page →
From page 74... ... Given the definitions established in Chapter 1, the 2025 cost of not dealing with the issues addressed in this project at SFO would be about $0.8 billion compared with a base-case benchmark condition of the delay experienced at SFO in the year 2003. 4.2.2 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Read the entire page →
From page 75... ... Destination Zone Total (%) Total Boardings Originating Boardings Boardings from Transfer Flights From West Coast Study Area Outside West Coast Study Area From Atlan- tic/Pacific From South-Central America Northern California 9.2 2,627,051 1,917,500 709,551 117,190 345,914 140,034 106,413 Southern California/LAS 6.1 1,762,497 720,760 1,041,737 225,160 523,295 253,302 39,980 To the North 9.2 2,630,745 2,248,781 381,964 123,939 88,277 77,337 92,411 To the East 42.8 12,291,794 10,499,730 1,792,064 817,950 92,297 860,166 21,651 Transatlantic 7.1 2,034,528 1,923,241 111,287 91,411 19,876 0 0 Transpacific 16.9 4,863,465 3,642,293 1,221,172 301,925 918,087 20 1,140 South-Central America 8.7 2,495,635 2,233,500 262,135 146,393 114,022 1,720 0 Totals 100 28,705,715 23,185,805 5,519,910 1,823,968 2,101,768 1,332,579 261,595 32 This range represents a higher level of diversion than that reported in Chapter 2, which was for a specific, non-electrified rail technology. Read the entire page →
From page 76... ... Destination Zone Total (%) Total Boardings Originating Boardings Boardings from Transfer Flights From West Coast Study Area Outside West Coast Study Area From Atlantic/ Pacific From South-Central America Northern California 9.8 1,958,160 1,494,860 463,300 93,190 364,270 4,170 1,670 Southern California 15.8 3,178,330 2,192,520 985,810 164,530 813,290 5,760 2,230 To the North 9.8 1,959,300 1,685,100 274,200 71,180 200,700 1,470 850 To the East 62.6 12,572,580 11,203,850 1,368,730 1,097,420 218,180 52,960 170 Transpacific 1.9 378,100 313,450 64,650 9,930 54,650 0 70 South-Central America 0.2 30,640 25,700 4,940 3,900 960 80 0 Totals 100 20,077,110 16,915,480 3,161,630 1,440,150 1,652,050 64,440 4,990 Table 4.3. Read the entire page →
From page 77... ... Given the definitions established in Chapter 1, the 2025 cost of not dealing with the issues addressed in this project at LAS would be about $1.8 billion compared with a benchmark condition of the delay experienced at LAX in the year 2003. 4.2.4 San Diego International Lindbergh Field (SAN) Read the entire page →
From page 78... ... Given the definitions established in Chapter 1, the cost of not dealing with the issues addressed in this project at SAN would be about $0.6 billion compared with a benchmark condition of the delay experienced at SAN in the year 2003. 4.3 Understanding the Role of Smaller Airports in the West Coast Study Area Most of the transfer activity and the international activity in the West Coast study area occur at the airports whose passenger flows are documented in some detail in the previous sections. Read the entire page →
From page 79... ... Of the 1.5 million passengers boarding a plane at BOS for a transatlantic trip, only about 7% got to the airport by a connecting flight. Its role as a transferring gateway to the East Coast study area is minimal, with only about 2% of airport users transferring to airports in the East Coast study area. Read the entire page →
From page 80... ... Total Boardings Originating Boardings Boardings from Transfer Flights East Coast StudyArea Outside of East Coast StudyArea From Atlantic/ Pacific From SouthCentral America New England 3.6 785,829 297,990 487,839 38,940 300,140 91,478 57,281 NY, NJ, PA 4.3 934,491 583,290 351,201 29,980 239,594 56,013 25,614 Mid-Atlantic 2.0 428,277 221,960 206,317 31,830 54,554 100,182 19,751 To the South 14.7 3,208,073 2,603,270 604,803 254,390 55,559 275,574 19,280 To the West 25.1 5,470,486 4,540,380 930,106 316,940 67,046 473,038 73,082 To the North 1.0 221,079 196,956 24,123 5,438 18,495 0 190 Transatlantic 28.5 6,212,549 5,293,191 919,358 204,210 715,148 0 0 Transpacific 5.4 1,183,751 1,106,744 77,007 43,463 33,464 0 80 South-Central America 15.5 3,388,359 3,193,241 195,118 102,646 92,452 20 0 Totals 100 21,832,894 18,037,022 3,795,872 1,027,837 1,576,452 996,305 195,278 Read the entire page →
From page 81... ... are overwhelmingly local in origin; only 6% came by a connecting flight. As an airport designed for longer distance trips, JFK's role as a transferring gateway to the East Coast study area is modest, with only about 5% of airport users connecting to other airports in the East Coast study area. Read the entire page →
From page 82... ... Its role as a transferring gateway to the East Coast study area is modest, with only about 4% of airport users transferring to other airports in the East Coast study area. Of those boarding a plane at LGA to a destination in the East Coast study area, 24% were connecting from another flight. Read the entire page →
From page 83... ... Given the definitions established in Chapter 1, the cost of not dealing with the issues addressed in this project at EWR would be about $1.6 billion compared with a benchmark condition of the delay experienced at EWR in the year 2003. This level of delay potential is by far the largest of any airport in the East Coast Mega-region. Read the entire page →
From page 84... ... New England 9.7 1,505,299 660,820 844,479 142,300 596,696 44,286 61,197 NY, NJ, PA 9.2 1,427,940 314,290 1,113,650 188,460 772,477 85,093 67,620 Mid-Atlantic 3.1 488,810 64,630 424,180 144,560 195,350 54,764 29,506 To the South 28.5 4,432,596 3,318,690 1,113,906 745,840 195,460 159,970 12,636 To the West 34.8 5,418,630 4,194,550 1,224,080 765,660 196,069 215,130 47,221 To the North 1.7 264,031 158,589 105,442 33,543 71,809 0 90 Transatlantic 6.8 1,054,772 507,231 547,541 175,936 371,605 0 0 Transpacific 0.9 140,824 129,062 11,762 8,207 3,495 0 60 South-Central America 5.3 819,621 601,271 218,350 158,323 59,907 120 0 Totals 100 15,552,523 9,949,133 5,603,390 2,362,829 2,462,868 559,363 218,330 Destination Zone Total (%) Total Boardings Originating Boardings Boardings from Transfer Flights East Coast Study Area Outside of East Coast Study Area From Atlantic/ Pacific From SouthCentral America Read the entire page →
From page 85... ... Of all those enplaning at BWI, 16% are making trips entirely within the East Coast study area, which is high for this sample of major airports. 4.4.6.2 Rail as a Substitution for Air Travel: Impacts on BWI Currently, about 870,000 air travelers fly from origins at BWI to destinations at airports to the north along the Amtrak NEC, serving NYC, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Virginia. Read the entire page →
From page 86... ... Totals Destination Zone Total (%) Total Boardings Originating Boardings Boardings from Transfer Flights East Coast Study Area Outside of East Coast Study Area From Atlantic/ Pacific From SouthCentral America Read the entire page →
From page 87... ... Two thirds of those Atlantic-bound passengers are from local origination, with one third from the feeder network. IAD's role as a transferring gateway to the East Coast study area is significant, with about 11% of airport users transferring to other airports in the East Coast study area. Read the entire page →
From page 88... ... Given the definitions established in Chapter 1, the cost of not dealing with the issues addressed in this project at DCA would be about $0.6 billion compared with a benchmark condition of the delay experienced at DCA in the year 2003. 4.5 Understanding the Role of Smaller Airports in the East Coast Study Area Most of the transfer activity and international activity in the East Coast study area take place at the eight airports whose passenger flows are documented in some detail in the previous sections. Read the entire page →
From page 89... ... For each of the 15 airports covered within the East Coast study area, the summary tables reveal the following: • The absolute volumes of origination and transferring air passengers at the subject airport, from the Airline Origin and Destination Survey of the Office of Airline Information of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (DB1B) Read the entire page →

From page 72...

... In some cases, chronically underused runway and supporting facilities can take the pressure off of larger, more strategically important regional airports. In some cases, innovative ground services could provide complementary roles to major airports; in other cases, adjacent airports could provide more services to national hub transfer points.