This paper examined and analysed airport passenger movement, aircraft traffic volume
and maintenance cost allocation of airports in Southwestern Nigeria. This is to determine if the cost
allocated to airport maintenance reflect the rate of deterioration initiated by airport passenger
movement and aircraft traffic volume. Data from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
on the aircraft traffic volume, airport passenger movement, and maintenance operational costs
available for a period of ten years were collated and analysed. Pearson bivariate correlation and
binary regression analysis were used to test the strength of relationship between each of aircraft
traffic volume, airport passenger movement and airport maintenance cost. The analysis showed
weak contributions of aircraft traffic volume and airport passenger movement, and therefore could
not significantly determine the maintenance cost for Southwestern Nigeria airports. Thus, the fund
allocated to maintenance in airports did not necessarily put into consideration the rate of use of the
airport facilities as important variables. The paper therefore recommended that appropriate measures
should be put in place to accommodate required factors for adequate consideration while allocating
maintenance cost of airports in Nigeria.
PAPER TITLE :IMPACT OF PASSENGER MOVEMENT AND AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC VOLUME ON AIRPORT MAINTENANCE COSTS IN SOUTHWESTER
JOURNAL Of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY | VOLUME 6 NUMBER 1 2015
Paper Details
- Author(s) : IKPO, I. J.1; OJO, G. K.2* and OLADIMEJI, O.3
- Abstract:
