Advantages of Air Transport

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The following are the main advantages:
1. High Speed:
It is the fast speed means of transport. Passengers and goods can be transported easily from one place to the other.
2. Minimum Cost:
Unlike railways and road transport, there is no need to spend money on the construction of any track or road, only airports have to be constructed.
3. Strategic Importance:
An airway has great strategic importance. It can be used for internal and external security.
4. Easy transport of costly and light goods:
It is quite convenient to send costly, light and perishable goods through air transport.
5. Free from physical barriers:
Air transport is free from physical barriers like river, mountains and valleys etc.
6. Useful for Agriculture:
Air transport is useful for aerial spray on pests and insects which cause harm to crops.
7. Useful in natural calamities:
During earth quake, flood, accidents and famine air transport is used for rescue operations.