Diagnosis On A Airport’s Operation As An Aviation Hub

Since the reform and opening-up policy issued,China economy experienced a continuous and fast development, and it is the same as civil aviation industry in China. At the same time, Narita Airport, Incheon Airport, Hong Kong Airport, Singapore Airport are operated more mature as hub airports. They are grabbing the market of both passenger and cargo from China mainland. China Civil Aviation choosing hub airport policy is the result of China civil aviation development and the request to compete well with airports over the sea.A Airport is the first airport of China mainland which was designed and built as a hub. But in China, both the airlines’flight course configuration and the airports’operation style are still far to create a hub. This article expatiated on the concept of hub airport, summarized the essential factors to create a successful hub. It particularized the outside environment and inside situation to run A airport as a hub, find out problems both on Air-side and Land-side operation, and finally worked out the strategy to improve them.The investigation could be a reference for airports to make hub progress and strategy, as well as a consultant for second-period construction of A Airport.