Research Article

Robustness Analysis of the Regional and Interregional Components of the Weighted World Air Transportation Network

Table 4

Basic topological properties of the five local components isolated by the betweenness attack. λ is the largest connected component size. ρ is the fraction of top strength nodes removed from the world air transportation network to isolate the component. δ is the diameter. l is the average shortest path length. μ is the density.

Componentsρ (%)λ (%)δlμ

North America-Caribbean4.180123.750.01
Europe-Russia5.17073.10.028
East and Southeast Asia-Oceania4.776.5174.770.012
Africa-Middle East-Southern Asia5.127.463.280.045
South America3.466.6103.320.036