| Author | Lin, Wen-chong |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GT-78-29 |
| Subject(s) | Access to airports--Bangkok
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study has approached the ground transport problem for Bangkok International Airport (B.I.A.) by interviewing t he airport users in the airport terminal for interpreting their travel behaviour and establishing quantitative measurements to evaluate the accessibility situations with
the data observed.
I The main findings are that of the non-employee travelers to the airport, 73.4 percent originated, and 76.5 percent terminated, in central Bangkok city. Only 34.1 percent of the airport employees originated or
terminated in central Bangkok. Non-employees utilized private cars as the dominant mode because of speed and comfort. Airport employees largely used
the public bus service, giving lower cost and reliability as the main reasons for doing so. Finally, relationships between the three ratios (average
money cost, average travel time, and variance of travel times) for trips by private car and public bus, for trips to and from the airport were studied by regression analysis. In other studies, these variables have proved significant in predicting modal choice, especially for regular trips in urban areas. However, in the case of travel to the airport, these variables were
found not to be significant, indicating that the decisions of all airport users as to choice of mode are not based on the same criteria of choice as more regular intra-urban journeys. The possible reasons for this are given. All the results give a clear picture for future improvement of ground access to the airport as an important part of comprehensive transportation planning in the Greater Bangkok Area. |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering (GT) |
| Chairperson(s) | Marler, N.W.
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| Examination Committee(s) | Jones, John Hugh ;Wong, S.T.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government of the Republic of China |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1979 |