A Study on the Air Cargo Volume and Airport Activation Plan by Construction of Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport

Purpose : The purpose of this study is to analyze the air freight volume and to estiablish a plan to activation local airport according to the construction of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport Research design, data and methodology : To this end, this study utilized the origin-destination analysis using the annual data set from the Korea Trade Statistics Promotion Institution. In order to estimate the forecasting air cargo volume when constructing the Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport, this study analyzed the domestic air cargo volume and Daegu Gyeongbuk cargo volume. In addition, activation Plan of Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport are suggested through the analysis of domestic air cargo volume. Results : The results shows that electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof(HS 85), nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances parts thereof(HS 84), plastics and articles thereof(HS 39) accounted for the highest proportion. Conclusions : This study suggested the creation of new cargo volumes in connection with regional key industries, the establishment of a foundation for revitalizing international air logistics, and the establishment of a transshipment hub airport system.