| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣海洋大學 === 航運管理學系 === 102 === At most airports, landing fees are charged by the maximum takeoff weight. Costs related to landing fees derived from providing services for landing aircrafts haven’t been discussed thoroughly. This study attempts to develop a mechanism based on the costs incurred from airside services. Costs considered in the research include the value of land, the depreciation and operations costs of related equipment and the compensation of staff involved in providing the services. The average-cost pricing method is appliedin this study to allocate the costs.
The cost items are specified and formulated in this study by an analytical model. They are classified into land opportunity costs,operating costs, replacement costs, maintenance costs, and other costs. Besides, non-assignable costs and assignable costs are separately allocated. Finally, this research investigates whether or not landing fees charged at Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) and Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), both located in the Taipei metropolis, are appropriate.There are seven scenarios, depending on how land opportunity costs are calculated, discussed in this research, and all flights are considered as international flights. Scenario A simulates the current costs structure at TSA which does not take the land cost into account. Scenario B adds the airport land opportunity cost into consideration, and three different percentages of land value are calculated. Scenario B-3 simulates the current situation of TPE which uses 7% of the announced land value as its land opportunity cost. In order to consider the real land value of airport area, scenario C concerns the land opportunity cost of neighboring areas. There are also three different percentages of the current assessed land value analyzed in this research.
The estimated results of scenario A are compared to the current charge at TSA. The result indicate that 45% more than current rate should be collected to balance the costs that incurred by providing landing services. Scenario B-3 suggests that 82% of the current rate at TPE should be increased. The allocation model developed in this paper considers the current users of the airport and their interrelations and landing frequency. It is applied to examine the landing charge of each aircraft at two airports. A330-300 is the one that should afford the biggest portion of costs at TSA, and B777-300ER is the one at TPE. Besides, analysis of land opportunity costs can indicate that the geography characteristics between two airports have to be taken into account. In consequence, the location of airports should be considered when determining their landing fees.
|
|---|
