| Author | Chua, Seok Theng |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GT-81-27 |
| Subject(s) | Access to airports--Malaysia--Kuala Lumpur International Airport
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The objective of the research was to understand the characteristics of airport users at Kuala Lumpur International Airport and their ground travel requirements. The results of the study may be useful for the improvement of the present ground transportation system to the airport.
The first part of the research involved stuay of the
characteristics of the airport users, and a questionnaire
survey was conducted at the airport terminal during
September 1981. Pertinent information such as origins and
destinations, travel time and cost, and mode of travel, were
collected. The survey showed that: 84% of all departing trips originated from metropolitan Kuala Lumpur, and 19% of all employee t rips originated from the central business districts. Destinations in central hotel area were reported by 36% of the arriving air passengers. Private cars were the dominant mode oi ground access to and from the airport. Buses were unpopular among the air passengers: only 2.3% of
the departing, and 1.2% of arriving air passengers used this
mode oi ground access. Buses were us d by 31. % of the airport employees who numbered about 6,000.
The second part of the research focused on the forecast of ground travel demands of air passengers; travel demand models were used for the forecasts. Analysis of the results hewed that ground trips from the metropolis to the airport will be doubled by 1990. Modal split analysis indicated a probable shift of ground modes of travel to an increased percentage of bus riders.
Based on the results of the study, proposals for improving the present bus system were reached. These emphasized the
integration of the whole public transportation system. |
| Year | 1982 |
| 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) | Jones, John Hugh ; Prapon Vongvichien |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kammeier, Hans Detlef ; Yordphol TanaLoriboon
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Government at Japan |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1982 |