Air clusters: portals between cities, countries and continents

Abstract

The democratization and the extreme development of air transportation supported by the economic globalization of the 21st. century led to the emergence of air clusters. The term air cluster defines the single format incorporation of a wide variety of infrastructure surrounding an air transport lacility, such as an airport. The cluster incorporates the airport terminals, logistic support buildings, passenger services, aircraft service facilities, rail and road transportation hubs.