An airport city is the “inside the fence”

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

area of a large airport, including the airport (terminals, apron, and runways) and on-airport businesses such as

air cargo Air cargo is any property carried or to be carried in an aircraft. Air cargo comprises air freight, air express and airmail. Aircraft types Different cargo can be transported by passenger, cargo or combi aircraft: * Passenger aircraft use the ...

logistics Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...

office An office is a space where an Organization, organization's employees perform Business administration, administrative Work (human activity), work in order to support and realize objects and Goals, plans, action theory, goals of the organizati ...

retail Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and t ...

, and

hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...

s. The airport city is at the core of the

Aerotropolis An aerotropolis is a metropolitan subregion whose infrastructure, land use, and economy are centered on an airport. It fuses the terms "aero-" (aviation) and "metropolis". Like the traditional metropolis made up of a central city core and its ou ...

, a new urban form evolving around many major airports. The concepts of airport cities and

es are promoted in the works of John D. Kasarda, a professor and a CEO of a consulting company associated with these concepts.

General description

The airport city model is based on the idea that an airport can target non-

aeronautical Aeronautics is the science or art involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of air flight–capable machines, and the techniques of operating aircraft and rockets within the atmosphere. The British Royal Aeronautical Society identifies ...

services such as offices, hotels,

convention centers Convention may refer to: * Convention (norm), a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or conduct ** Treaty, an agreement in international law * Convention (meeting), meeting of a (usually large) group of individuals and/or companies in a ...

, and

entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousa ...

to generate new sources of income. Airports are now routinely targeting non-aeronautical revenue streams amounting to 40–60% of their total revenues. Industry leaders and researchers share best practices on non-aeronautical revenues for airports at conferences and in literature, including refereed literature. Since airports are typically surrounded by undeveloped land that acts as an environmental buffer for nearby residents, the land holdings can also present a

real estate Real estate is property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more general ...

opportunity. The airport city concept consists of a number of elements that reinforce each other. Services and facilities are designed to guide travellers through the airport transit process. Design of an airport city includes consideration of passengers,

cargo Cargo consists of bulk goods conveyed by water, air, or land. In economics, freight is cargo that is transported at a freight rate for commercial gain. ''Cargo'' was originally a shipload but now covers all types of freight, including trans ...

, businesses, workers, and residents. In 2011, ''

Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...

'' named the airport city as one of “10 ideas that will change the world”.

Drivers

Kasarda identified the following drivers to the development of airport cities: # The creation of non-

revenue sources as well as serving traditional aviation functions. # The commercial sector's pursuit of affordable, accessible land. # Increased gateway passengers and cargo traffic generated by airports. # Airports serving as a catalyst and magnet for land side business development. The most common air side and land side airport city commercial activities include duty-free shops and airline lounges; restaurants, catering, and other food services; specialty retail and factory outlet centers; cultural and entertainment attractions; hotels; banks and currency exchanges; business offices and complexes; convention and exhibition centers; leisure,

recreation Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasur ...

and fitness venues; logistics and distribution; perishables and cold storage; and

free trade zone A free-trade zone (FTZ) is a class of special economic zone. It is a geographic area where goods may be imported, stored, handled, manufactured, or reconfigured and re- exported under specific customs regulation and generally not subject to cus ...

s and customs-free zones.

Some notable activities

Airport cities may be found at major

airports An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

worldwide, particularly in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

, and some older airports are being redeveloped or expanded on large tracts of unused airport land. Some new airports in Asia are also being planned as airport cities. North America, South America, and Africa all have airport city and Aerotropolis developments. A qualitative list of airport city characteristics has been developed by researchers at the Center for Air Commerce at th
Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
at the

University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the multi-campus public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC Sy ...

at Chapel Hill. Criteria include: * Assessment by Kasarda and his colleague Dr. Stephen Appold. * Demonstrated commitment to the Aerotropolis or airport city model as seen in the establishment of Aerotropolis steering committees, strategic planning, and development initiatives. * Government/regulatory support of the Aerotropolis or airport city through Aerotropolis legislation, tax incentives or other mechanisms. * Media announcements by proponents with substantiated evidence that an Aerotropolis or airport city initiative is moving forward. The list is available at th
Center for Air Commerce website
and at Aerotropolis.com.

Gallery

Image:Visualisierung_web.JPG, Düsseldorf AirportCity Project Image:LSZH UniqueAirportCity 001.png, The Zurich AirportCity Image:桃園航空城空拍圖.jpg,

Taoyuan Aerotropolis Taoyuan Aerotropolis () is a large urban planning development at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The 4,500 hectare development, centered around the existing airport, will include a districts for transportation, ...

Project Image:Aerotropolis Schematic.jpg, The aerotropolis, airport city and airportcorridor

References

External links

{{Portal, Aviation
Global Airport Cities
* https://archive.today/20130202111127/http://www.schipholgroup.com/B2B/SchipholRealEstate./AboutSchipholRealEstate.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20090505155242/http://www.airportcitybelgrade.com/main.php?content=whatis&language=en * http://www.duesseldorf-international.de/dus/airport_city/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20100201045628/http://www.gateway-gardens.de/en/vision/airport_city.html

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