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大館能代空港の本年度利用者数 2月末現在13万4,395人  大館能代空港(ターミナル)
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本年度(前年4月〜今年3月)の大館能代空港利用者数は、コロナ禍前の令和元年度に迫る実績で"着地"しそうだ。県が15日公表した2月の利用者数に基づく積算によるもの。コロナからの回復傾向に加え、3往復化も後押ししている。
東京(羽田)、大阪(伊丹)、札幌(新千歳)の3路線で平成10年(1998年)7月に開港した同空港は、翌11年11月に札幌、同23年(2011年)1月に大阪の両路線を「運休」の扱いながらも事実上廃止した形で、羽田線が唯一存続。同線は昨年7月以降3往復を本格運航しており、地元自治体を含む関係機関、団体は定着に向けた利用促進に力を入れている。
同空港の過去5年間の年度別利用者数推移をみると、平成30年度が15万1,669人、令和元年度(4月のみ平成31年度)が14万9,795人、コロナの影響が最も大きかった同2年度が2万4,531人に激減、同3年度が4万5,610人へといくぶん回復し、4年度は2月末現在で13万4,395人を数える。
本年度の月別利用者数の中で最も多かったのは唯一1万5,000人を超えた10月の1万5,571人で、最も少なかったのはコロナ影響がまだ色濃かった4月の7,973人。昨年12月以降は12月が1万2,942人、1月が1万2,635人、2月が1万2,772人と、3カ月連続で1万2,000人台を維持している。
今月の利用者数がコロナ影響前の最後の3月となる令和元年3月(1万2,009人)と同水準と仮定すれば、本年度の最終利用者数は約14万6,000人となる計算。ただ、コロナ前より1往復多いという背景や観光機運が高まってきていることなどを加味すれば、14万8,000人〜9,000人は見込めそうで、令和元年度の14万9,795人に"肉迫"する可能性も。県が作成した前年比による月別利用者数推移は下段のとおり。
下段は記事英文 By English The number of passengers using Odate-Noshiro Airport this year (from April of two years ago to March of this year) is expected to "land" close to the record of the Reiwa first year, which was just before the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to cumulative data based on the number of users in February released by the prefecture on the 15th. The recovery trend from COVID-19, as well as the increase to three round trips, are also pushing this growth. The airport opened in July 1998 with three routes to Tokyo (Haneda), Osaka (Itami), and Sapporo (New Chitose). The Sapporo route was effectively abolished in November of the following year, and the Osaka route in January 2011, with only the Haneda route remaining. Since July of last year, the Haneda route has been operating three round trips, and local governments and related organizations are working to promote its use in order to establish it. Looking at the annual number of users at the airport for the past five years, there were 151,669 people in Heisei 30 (2018), 149,795 people in the Reiwa first year (April only for Heisei 31), a sharp decrease to 24,531 people in the year most affected by COVID-19 (the second year of Reiwa), some recovery to 45,610 people in the third year of Reiwa, and 134,395 people as of the end of February in the fourth year of Reiwa. The month with the most users this fiscal year was October, which was the only month with more than 15,000 users at 15,571. The month with the fewest users was April when the effects of COVID-19 were still strong, with only 7,973 users. Since December of last year, there have been 12,942 users in December, 12,635 users in January, and 12,772 users in February, maintaining the 12,000 user range for three consecutive months. Assuming that the number of users this month will be similar to that of March of the Reiwa first year (12,009 users), which was the last month before the effects of COVID-19, the final number of users for this fiscal year will be approximately 146,000. However, considering the background of one additional round trip compared to before COVID-19 and the increasing interest in tourism, it is expected that 148,000 to 149,000 users may be possible, approaching the record of 149,795 users in the Reiwa first year. The monthly number of users based on the previous year's comparison created by the prefecture is shown in the table below.
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