Statistical analysis of the airport network of Pakistan

Transportation infrastructure plays a vital role in the development of a country’s economy and is regarded as one of the most important indicators of its economic growth. In this study, we analyse the Airport Network of Pakistan (ANP), which represents Pakistan’s domestic civil aviation infrastructu...

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Published in:Pramāṇa 2015-07, Vol.85 (1), p.173-183
Main Authors: MOHMAND, YASIR TARIQ, WANG, AIHU, CHEN, HAIBIN
Format: Article
Language:English
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Astronomy
Astrophysics and Astroparticles
Observations and Techniques
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
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Summary:Transportation infrastructure plays a vital role in the development of a country’s economy and is regarded as one of the most important indicators of its economic growth. In this study, we analyse the Airport Network of Pakistan (ANP), which represents Pakistan’s domestic civil aviation infrastructure, as a weighted complex network. We find that ANP is a small-world network and is disassortative in nature. We further analyse the dynamic properties of the network and compare them to their topological counterparts. Although small in size, the ANP does show similar properties as compared to the US, China and especially the Indian airport network.
ISSN:0304-4289
0973-7111
DOI:10.1007/s12043-014-0894-3