Since there is too much capacity in air transport markets and returns will be below the cost of capital until capacity is driven out, the challenge is that airports have weak returns, yet continue adding capacity. In the circumstance, non-aeronautical revenues could be managed to cross-subsidized. Developing aerotropolis is an effective way to increase total revenue for airport and boost local economy as well. According to literatures, the aerotropolis is composed of spatial, functional, and connectivity elements. And via improvement in airport area connectivity, people and product mobility and land use, aviation-enabled trades in goods and services and related businesses are facilitated, finally, an extended aerotropolis emerges. In this article, several aerotropolis cases are also presented in order to realize current status and future trends which can be references for the aerotropolis planners and potential services providers in Taiwan.
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