Air cargo in the Mid-America Freight Coalition region.

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• Creators:
  Janowiak, Scott ; Adams, Teresa M. ; Bittner, Jason ; Sperry, Benjamin R. ; Warner, Jeffery E. ; Borowiec, Jeffrey D.
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air cargo
  • Freight traffic
  • Airport capacity
  • Inventory
  • Commodity flow
  • General aviation airports
  • Case studies
  • Metropolitan areas
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CFIRE 04-11
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Wisconsin. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  This report contains a contextual review of air cargo transportation in the 10-state Mid-America Freight ; Coalition (MAFC) region including the industry’s recent history, security implications, and integration within ; the greater MAFC economy. The report contains an inventory of air cargo facilities throughout the 10-states, ; including airports, air cargo screening facilities, and foreign trade zones. The researchers analyzed air cargo ; activity by weight at the region-wide, state, and individual airport levels. An analysis of air cargo movement ; patterns by tonnage is also provided. Similarly the report contains analyses of MAFC air cargo movements ; by value and commodity. ; In the MAFC region, major metropolitan areas such as Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; Detroit, MI; ; Indianapolis, IN; and Louisville, KY form the core markets for the air cargo industry. An important component ; of this study focuses on the improved or expanded role smaller general aviation (GA) airports can play to ; enhance air cargo opportunities for themselves and their community. The report contains insights into how ; general aviation airports can play a role within the MAFC air cargo industry. The study contains case studies ; of exceptional air cargo stories including the experience of airports in St. Louis, MI and Fort Wayne, IN; the ; role of air cargo in supporting auto manufacturing, regional contexts and considerations, and multi-airport ; “twinning” arrangements. ; Recommendations and conclusions are intended to be suggestive considerations for integration into the ; greater decision-making process.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0092-11-09
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26263/dot_26263_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.15 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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