Transport And Communications 2013, 1(2):15-20 | DOI: 10.26552/tac.C.2013.2.4

Evaluation of Effectiveness of Regional Airports in Central Europe by Data Envelope Analysis

Ivana Stryčeková1, Anna Tomová2
1 Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic, 800 00 Bratislava
2 Department of Air Transport University of Źilina, 010 26 Žilina, Slovak Republic

In the paper we evaluate economic efficiency of 20 regional airports in Central Europe (Bratislava capital airport including) within 2004 - 2010 using input oriented data envelope analysis (DEA) with constant return on scale to identify super efficiency score. The paper results contribute to airport economic benchmarking literature which is still insufficient just for airports of regional nature. Covering 12 economic inputs and outputs parameters our research revealed Bratislava airport as efficient all the period within the sample analyzed which may be subsequently used as a supportive argument when stating development strategy for Bratislava airport.

Keywords: effectiveness, regional airport, Central Europe, DEA, benchmarking
JEL classification: L93

Published: September 30, 2013  Show citation

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