THE ANALYSIS OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT IN UNITED STATES
Keywords:
General Aviation, Airport, ServiceAbstract
This research aims to observe and analyze general aviation airports all around United States and give a suggestion for general aviation airport service in Thailand. Purposive sampling was used to collect data from 696 airports. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Chi-square, and Pearson correlation coefficient. The result showed that the most frequent airport is in Texas. The maximum runway length is 2,591 meters, and the minimum runway length is 529 meters. The service provided consists of parking, fuel, airframe service, powerplant service, oxygen bottles, and bulk oxygen. The result from Chi-square test found that there was a significant relationship between category of airport length and airport service frequency. In addition, Person correlation coefficient analysis found a slight correlation in the same direction in runway length and runway width. Finally, it is suggested that Thailand should consider general aviation airport length depending on the type of aircraft landing, and airport service should have between 0 and 6 facilities. Lastly, research to optimize runway length and optimize the number of airport service facilities should continue.
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