Evaluating the Efficiency Performance of International Airports Using an VFB-DEA Technique

To ensure the best and most qualitative services in the aviation sector, we need to evaluate the performance of the airports in the country. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the performance and ranking of international airports of the country, taking into account the cooperation between them using the VFB-DEA technique. It is an applied, quantitative and descriptive research. The framework for assessing airports has been extracted from theoretical foundations and research background. The framework has 4 dimensions, 6 components and 14 indicators that comprise input and output variables for airport assessment, which includes 9 input variables and 5 output variables. The study evaluates nine international airports within the country. Airport information was collected through the company's airports and aeronautical navigation and modeled using Benevolent Virtual Boundary Data Envelopment Analysis (VFB-DEA). The results of this research show the airports' rating on the basis of efficiency and offers suggestions for cooperation between each airport and other airports. Then, research suggestions from researchers for future researchers are presented in the light of the experiences.