●Research Trends and Results

Characteristics of passenger flows departing from localairports
UCHIKADO Mitsuteru, Researcher
Airport Department, Airport Terminal Division(Key Words) Local airports, Promotion of the Airport, Characteristics of Airport Passenger, Passenger Large flows
1. Introduction
In Japan’s local airports, a paradigm shift fromprovision to operation or from construction toimprovement and promotion of airports is occurring. It isincreasingly necessary to improve and use airports
corresponding to the characteristics to achieve new goalsof promoting tourism and stimulating the regions in thefuture. We have performed a questionnaire survey at
Fukuoka, Oita, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Hiroshima,
Takamatsu and Matsuyama airports in Kyushu and theSeto Inland Sea District to clarify flows of large areas
which cannot be grasped by the existing survey. In thisstudy we analyze the results and clarify the characteristicsof the passenger flows. We also suggest survey methods
which will be used when planning to reform and use thelocal airports.
2. Characteristics of air passengers
The results of analyzing the characteristics of passenger
flows departing from local airports based on the results of
the questionnaire survey show that the characteristics ofpassengers differ according to airport and purpose oftravel. (Fig. 1)
Sightseeing purpose

Hiroshima Airport
島根県
‧Many
travel in packages including
広島空港
sightseeing.
岡山県・観光付きパッケージ旅行が多い‧Many
use reserved busses.

・貸切バスの利用が多い

Takamatsu Airport
高松空港
‧Many
use rented cars.

・レンタカ-の利用が多い

Fukuoka Airport
福岡空港
‧Many
use trains.

徳島県

・鉄道の利用が多い
MatsuyamaAirport
高知県
松山空港
‧Many
use trains.

・鉄道の利用が多い

佐賀県[Legend]［凡例］OitaAirport
大分空港‧Many travel on free plan type packages.
・フリープラン型パッケージ旅行が多い‧Many
use rented cars.

[Mainly travel inside prefecture
県内移動が主(レンタカｰ等)(rentedcars, etc.)

・レンタカ－の利用が多い

長崎県A)
Strengthening physical networks
Ａ）物理的なネットワーク強化B) Strengthening transportation networksＢ）交通ネットワークの強化(Settingwide area regularly scheduledsightseeingbusses)（広域定期観光バスなどの設定）
鳥取県
島根県

C)
Strengthening software (travel goods)
Ｃ）ソフト（旅行商品）によるネット
based networks (Round-trip airplane tickets +ワークの強化（往復航空券＋レンタ
leavinga rental-car at another branch)
カ－の乗捨て）D)
Strengthening networks based on
information
provision (preparing excursion
Ｄ）情報提供によるネットワーク強化
route maps, transmitting information)

岡山県

高松空港
山口県

福岡空港

徳島県

松山空港
高知県

佐賀県
長崎県

大分空港

C) Strengthening networks based on software (travelＣ）ソフト（旅行商品）によるネットワークの強化products)
linkedto Seto Inland Sea region.
瀬戸内地域における連携

熊本空港

鹿児島県

宮崎空港

A) Strengthening physical networks
Ａ）物理的ネットワークの強化C)
Strengthening networks based on software (travelproducts)Ｃ）ソフト（旅行商品）によるネットワーク強化

Figure 2. Directions in Promotion and Linkage Policies(Sightseeing Purposes)

This survey
今回の調査

Mainlytravel outside prefecture
県外移動が主(basetype/rental cars etc（拠点型／レンタカー等）

Kumamoto Airport
熊本空港‧Manyuse rented cars

岡山空港

広島空港

（周遊ルートマップ作成，情報発信）

4. Proposal of the questionnaire survey method toenact promotion policies
In the future, plans for the use of local airports must be
prepared based on the clarification and analysis ofbehavior characteristics at each airport and in each region.
Figure 3 shows the required survey flow.

鳥取県

山口県

3. Directions of promotion and linkage policies for eachairport
Because the form of travel by passengers and the range ofpassenger flows vary according to airport, policies
governing promotion and linkage policies also differ in thisway. Figure 2 positions the directions of promotion policies
for the purpose of sightseeing, which reveal thecharacteristics of wide-area flow transcending prefecturalborders in particular.

Questionnaireアンケートsurvey etc.
調査等

Clarifying
変遷のchange把握・レンタカ－の利用が多い
Mainlytravel outside prefecture
県外移動が主(basetype/reserved busses)（拠点型／貸切バス）

鹿児島県

Clarifying behavior
セグメント別characteristics bysegment
行動特性の把握

Mainly travel outside prefecture
県外移動が主（別空港利用）(separateairport use)

MiyazakiAirport
宮崎空港‧Many travel on free plan type packages.
・フリープラン型パッケージ旅行が多い‧Manyuse private automobiles

・乗用車の利用が多い

セグメント別ニーズの把握

広域流動の把握(Business purposes)
山口県

Clarifying needs bysegment

Clarifying wide
area flow

Hiroshima Prefecture
広島空港‧Manyuse島根県
high speed/fixed routebusses.
・高速/路線バス利用が多い岡山県

Setting ofコンセプト
conceptsの設定

Takamatsu Airport
高松空港‧Manyuse private automobiles

・乗用車利用が多い
徳島県

Fukuoka
Airport
福岡空港‧Many use trains.

Clarifying
セグメント別evaluation by
segment
評価の把握

・鉄道の利用が多い
Matsuyama Airport
松山空港
高知県‧Many usetrains.

・鉄道の利用が多い

佐賀県

連携方策の設定

Setting of linkage
policies

Setting of usage
利活用方策
policiesの設定

Oita Airport
大分空港
‧Many
use private automobiles

・乗用車の利用が多い

長崎県

Kumamoto Airport
熊本空港
‧Many
use private automobiles

・乗用車の利用が多い

Figure 3. Proposed Survey Flow

Miyazaki Airport
宮崎空港
‧Many
use private automobiles
鹿児島県

・乗用車の利用が多い

Figure 1. Behavior Characteristics of Travelers(Sightseeing purposes, business purposes)

5. Conclusions
In the future, it will be even more important tostrengthen networks spanning prefectural borders. So
when setting and implementing promotion policies, it will
be necessary to link regional governments and parties

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[Reference]○ Technical Note of National Institute for Land andInfrastructure Management, No. 242, No. 374