Performance Analysis of Airports Located Within Tourism Development Corridors in Türkiye: An Evaluation Using the CILOS and AROMAN Methods

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the performance of airports located in tourism development corridors in Türkiye. There are seven tourism development corridors in Türkiye: Olive, Winter, Faith, Silk Road, Western Black Sea Coastal, Plateau and Trakya Culture Corridors. The study analyses the performance data of 18 airports in these corridors for the years 2020-2023. For the performance analyses of the airports, the data obtained from the annual reports of the State Airports Authority (DHMI) were evaluated by CILOS and AROMAN methods. According to the criteria weights determined by the CILOS method, ‘Distance to the City’ is the most important criterion, while ‘Cargo Traffic’ is the least important criterion. In the ranking by AROMAN method, the Silk Road Corridor has the highest performance, while the Western Black Sea Coastal Corridor has the lowest performance. The literature review revealed that there is no academic study on the evaluation of airports in tourism development corridors using multi-criteria decision-making methods. In this respect, the study makes an original contribution by analysing the effectiveness of airports in the context of tourism development corridors.

Keywords

• Tourism Development Corridors
• Airports
• CILOS Method
• AROMAN Method
• Türkiye

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