Table 1

Airports efficiency SFA studies

Author/sMethodologyInputsOutputsExogenous variables
Pels et al. (2001) SFA-Production function
35 European airports 1995–1997
Number baggage claim units, parking positions at the terminal, remote positionsPassengers, aircraft movementsNone
Pels et al. (2003) DEA and SFA- Production function
34 European airports 1995–1997
Airport size, number of aircraft parking places (at the terminal and remote), and runways (semi-fixed input)Passengers, aircraft movementsSlot coordinated, time restrictions, airlines' load factor, time
Barros (2008a) SFA-Cost function 37 Portuguese Airports 1990–2000Labour costs (unitary), operating costs, earnings in relation to infrastructure book value (unitary)
Trend
Aeronautical revenues (aircrafts), aeronautical revenues (passengers), non-aeronautical revenuesNone
Barros (2008b) SFA-Cost function
27 UK Airports 2000–2005
Labour costs (unitary), operating costs, depreciation costs (unitary), investment in relation to long-term debt (unitary)Passengers, aircraft movementsNone
Oum et al. (2008) SFA-Cost function (Bayesian)
109 worldwide airports
2001–2004
Number of employees, operating costs, terminal area (fixed input), number of runways (fixed input)Passengers, aircraft movements, non-aeronautical revenuesOwnership forms
Marques and Barros (2010) SFA-Cost function 32 European airports 2001–2004Labour costs (unitary), operating costs, terminal area (semi-fixed input)
Managerial ability (fixed effect)
Passengers, aircraft movementsOwnership forms, hub, rate of return, regulation incentive
Scotti et al. (2012) SFA-Production function
38 Italian airports
2005–2008
Terminal area, number of check-in desks, baggage claims, and not handling employees, runway capacity, aircraft parking positionsAircraft movements, work load units (WLU)Ownership forms, competition x% of available seats
Barros et al. (2017) SFA-Cost function
30 Nigerian airports
2003–2014
Operating costs, unitary labour cost, unitary depreciation cost, trend
Managerial ability (fixed effect)
Passengers, aircraft movementsRegulation
Hub
Chen and Lai (2019) Dynamic SFA-Production function
20 European and Asian-Pacific airports
2001–2013
Operating costs, terminal area, runway lengthRevenuesNone
Airports are classified according to ownership forms (public and private)
Ripoll-Zarraga and Raya (2020) SFA-Production function and Regression
48 Spanish airports 2009–2013
Labour costs, operating costs, depreciation of airside assets and landside assets
Airports special features (fixed effects)
Passengers, aircraft movements, cargo, and commercial revenuesNumber of hotels and campsites, tourists expenditure, length of stay, arrivals, tourism employees, price index
Ripoll-Zarraga and Huderek-Glapska (2021) SFA-Production function
12 Polish airports 2009–2017
Labour costs, operating costs, Depreciation assets, non-operating costs, land value, equity sharesPassengers, aircraft movements, cargo and commercial revenuesOwnership forms, number of runways, terminal area, catchment area, railway
Airports' managerial ability: qualifications, experience (CEO)

Source(s): Own elaboration

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