Purpose

This study aims to analyze the relationship between Málaga’s airport, air transport, companies and the local economy.

Design/methodology/approach

It is a bibliographic study, and it uses secondary data from Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea, Instituto de Estadística y Cartografía de Andalucía, España Exportación e Inversiones, Instituto Nacional de Estadística and International Air Transport Association to support research results. The investigation has reviewed and collected data on the specific paradigm of research which discusses, investigates and evaluates the impact of the Málaga Costa del Sol airport and its regional context.

Findings

The results of this study suggest that Málaga Costa del Sol airport promotes an increase of the establishment of companies in the city and how this plays an important role in the tourist, air cargo and logistics development and Málaga local economy. This is a great opportunity for companies and Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) help add value to local products, bet on tourist quality and design customized products with high added value, as long as the pandemic lasts, and everyone is vaccinated.

Originality/value

The contribution of this study is double. To the best of the author’s knowledge, this study shows for the first time to Málaga Costa del Sol airport such as a multifunctional airfield (tourist-cargo-logistics-accessible) and not only as tourist airport. Second, this study shows the influence of Málaga airport in the establishment of large national and international companies in the city of Málaga and urban development. Furthermore, this paper contributes to the literature by presenting new evidence on the spatial spillover effects of airports on economic development in cities.

中文翻译：

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马拉加机场如何促进在其腹地建立公司并改善当地经济

目的

本研究旨在分析马拉加机场、航空运输、公司和当地经济之间的关系。

设计/方法/方法

这是一项书目研究，它使用来自 Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea、Instituto de Estadística y Cartografíade Andalucía、España Exportación e Inversiones、Instituto Nacional de Estadística 和国际航空运输协会的二手数据来支持研究结果。该调查审查并收集了有关特定研究范式的数据，该范式讨论、调查和评估了马拉加太阳海岸机场及其区域背景的影响。

发现

这项研究的结果表明，马拉加太阳海岸机场促进了该市公司的建立，以及这如何在旅游、航空货运和物流发展以及马拉加当地经济中发挥重要作用。对于公司和目的地营销组织 (DMO) 来说，这是一个很好的机会，可以帮助增加当地产品的价值，押注旅游质量，设计具有高附加值的定制产品，只要大流行持续，并且每个人都接种了疫苗。

原创性/价值

这项研究的贡献是双重的。据作者所知，这项研究首次向马拉加太阳海岸机场展示了一个多功能机场（旅游-货运-物流-可访问），而不仅仅是旅游机场。其次，本研究显示了马拉加机场对在马拉加市建立大型国内和国际公司以及城市发展的影响。此外，本文通过提供有关机场对城市经济发展的空间溢出效应的新证据，为文献做出了贡献。