Updating National Air Passenger Demand from Traffic Counts: The Case of a Secondary Airport in an Underdeveloped Region

Demand models allow to estimate the choices made by users on different alternatives. depend characteristic attributes of and transport networks, as well parameters. Their significance translates into reliability model in reproducing users’ demand values. Traffic counts are aggregated data that can be used update values O/D matrix and/or for re-calibrating parameters from sets obtained situations or at times same scenario using a reverse assignment modal. This paper provides use passenger national air calibrating hierarchical logit model. The application focuses estimating secondary airport an underdeveloped European region with calibration logsum parameter working between distribution modal choice. updated test new conditions supply service increase frequency modify ticket level means public obligations. results show introduction obligations is crucial future sustainability. Considering decline economic, social environmental sustainability region, central economic development time being important sustainability, it limits impacts territory related construction large infrastructures.