Airport site suitability and development based on multiCriteria in Egypt

Abstract

This study offers a siting approach and major help for decision-makers in Egypt and other nations when it comes to airport location choices. This research is about how a multi-criteria approach was employed in the decision-making process for a new airport in Egypt. It presents a practical way for discovering suitable locations in urban planning using remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems, which benefits both sustainable and economic development. The methodology of site detection depends on multiple-criteria analysis for choosing the optimum suitable sites. The most significant factors considered for this analysis are topography, urban areas, and geological characteristics. The study's constraints, such as distance from existing airports and land use, have been taken into account and will be explained later. Finally, a sensitivity analysis was conducted to decide the validity of the criteria used and to select the best site among the suggested locations based on the highest suitability score for each proposed location. The study results obtained five optimum suitable locations which are mentioned respectively Fayoum, the new Administrative Capital, Ras Sedr in South Sinai governorate, Siwa and Al Minya, which could help in the improvement of the aviation field. According to this study, a multi-criteria evaluation approach was utilized to assist decision-makers in selecting acceptable airport sites in Egypt. GIS allows for multi-criteria evaluation, which combines various sorts of criteria to arrive at the optimal decision. The weighted linear combination was used consistently in the multi-criteria evaluation in order to generate a suitability map.