Accessibility to European gross domestic product

Continental connectivity index is calculated in reference to the percentage of population and GDP that can be reached by direct or indirect links.
Malpensa airport is ranked 9th in the European ranking based on the continental GDP percentage that can be reached. 80.39% of European GDP can be reached directly from Malpensa airport, while an additional 18.95% can be reached via an intermediate stop. Malpensa is instead ranked 14th (gaining 6 positions  compared to the previous year) in European airport rankings based on percentage of continental population that can be reached. 92.9 %% of the EU population can be reached directly from Malpensa, while the remaining 7.1% is accessible through an intermediate stop. In addition to the overall ability to reach European network, which also includes destinations with high travel times, indication of the part of Europe reachable in a limited time also plays a significant role, considering in particular the set of destinations for which it is possible to make a return flight within the same day (day trip). The table below shows the list of European airports by number of destinations for which a day trip can be made while staying at least 4 hours. Malpensa airport is ranked 14th among European airports for number of continental destinations for which it is possible to make a day trip, with an average time of 744 minutes. This last figure is particularly important for those airports (including those in Milan) that develop traffic mainly through business customers.

European network accessible with a day trip

A ranking based on the share of European GDP reachable within the first two hours of flight was also drawn up. Unlike the reachability measured only by the presence of links, the reachability of various destinations according to travel times is more indicative of the quality of connections offered by each airport.
Frankfurt is the top airport in Europe in terms of percentage of European GDP available based on travel time.

Reachable European GDP based on travel time

Starting from Frankfurt, 89% of European GDP can be reached within 2 hours of travel. Malpensa holds first place among Italian airports, and the only one among the European top 10, with 9th place (6 places gained compared to 2013) with more than 80% of European GDP reachable within 2 hours and over 98% reachable within 4 hours.