Exploring the Regional Structure of the Worldwide Air Traffic and Route Networks

Figure 12

The core of the weighted large local components. S is the maximum s-core value, and K is the maximum k-core value. Blue points represent the airports belonging to the maximum s-core and the maximum k-core, the red points are the airports exclusively in the maximum s-core, and the yellow points are the airports belonging only to the maximum k-core. The maximum s-core of the North and Central America-Caribbean component contains 26 airports. The maximum s-core of Europe-Russia-Central Asia contains 27 airports. The maximum s-core of East and Southeast Asia-Oceania includes 18 airports. The maximum s-core of Africa-Middle East-Southern Asia contains 9 airports. The maximum s-core of South America contains 10 airports.

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