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Airport classification is a common need in the air transport field due to several purposes〞such as resource allocation, identification of crucial nodes, and real-time identification of substitute nodes〞which also depend on the involved actors＊ expectations. In this paper a fuzzy-based procedure has been proposed to cluster airports by using a fuzzy geometric point of view according to the concept of unit-hypercube. By representing each airport as a point in the given reference metric space, the geometric distance among airports〞which corresponds to a measure of similarity〞has in fact an intrinsic fuzzy nature due to the airport specific characteristics. The proposed procedure has been applied to a test case concerning the Italian airport network and the obtained results are in line with expectations. 1. Introduction Airports are crucial nodes of the air transport networks both as air terminals and as interchange nodes. As air terminals they represent a starting and ending point of flights. As interchange nodes they are the place where passengers transfer from one transport mode to another (surface/air and vice versa). The role of interchange nodes also depends on the existence of a well-developed surface network that links an airport to a given geographical region. According to Eurocontrol figures [1], 170000 links of the European air traffic network rely on some 2000 airports〞among more than 2100〞which can be considered fundamental nodes of the airport network. As stated in that report ※understanding the variety of airports in Europe, their distribution, their traffic patterns, their aircraft mix, their strengths and their weaknesses is essential to understanding the strengths of the air traffic network as a whole.§ The classification of elements is a common rule to identify some ※types§ according to specific goals. As an example, the above Eurocontrol report highlights the importance of ※understanding the variety of airports§ to understand the strengths of the whole air traffic network. Still in EU, four airport categories (community, national, large regional, and small regional) are identified (see [2]) with the specific aim to identify similar airports and particularly regional airports that are supposed to play an important role in supporting many Union policies [3]. Airports can be classified according to their size, functions, and ownership. As for size and functions, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) provides classifications not only based on the geometric characteristics of both runways and aircraft but also based on the
- 出版日期2014
