A study on the environmental and economic aspects of aircraft emissions at the Antalya International Airport
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
A study on the environmental and economic aspects of aircraft emissions at the Antalya International Airport Selçuk Ekici 1 & Yasin Şöhret 2 Received: 24 March 2020 / Accepted: 18 October 2020 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract In the last decade, aircraft-induced environmental issues have attracted much research interest. In addition to studies on performance related emissions, air pollution and emissions in the field of airports also draw attention. Within this framework, the Antalya International Airport, one of the busiest airports in Turkey, is assessed from the viewpoint of the environment and economics. The present paper reveals the environmental impact and environmental cost of emitted exhaust gases from aircraft operating at the Antalya International Airport in July, 2018, the busiest period in the year. Within this scope the emissions indexes of each exhaust gas, global warming potential and environmental cost of various aircraft types and airways are calculated. To determine these parameters, real-time measurement data has been obtained from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Turkey. At the end of the analyses, aircraft of the B737 family are found to have the highest global warming potential and environmental cost, with values of 630,633.3 GWP and 39,723.4 Euros, respectively. In a future study, the authors intend to evaluate particulate matter emissions at the same airport. Keywords Aviation . Air pollutant . Airport . Emissions . Environmental impact . Economics
Introduction Global civil aviation is a major sector economically. Regarding the growth rate of civil aviation, dependent on investment and people’s interest in air transportation, it is to be expected that civil aviation plays an important role in the global economy. According to latest reports, air passenger numbers have increased at a rate of 61% from 2010 to 2018 (The World Bank 2019). However, as a cost of the benefits and higher living standards (such as rapid transportation and time saving, comfortable travelling) provided by air transportation, mankind has to face serious environmental issues. As a result of the rise in passenger numbers worldwide, the fleet growth of civil aviation yields more fuel consumption and Responsible Editor: Philippe Garrigues * Yasin Şöhret [email protected] 1
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Aviation Management, Iğdır University, TR-76000 Iğdır, Turkey
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School of Civil Aviation, Department of Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance, Süleyman Demirel University, TR-32700 Isparta, Turkey
more emitted exhaust gases than ever. In a latest report (IPCC 2018), the civil aviation-induced greenhouse gas emissions have been decreased at rate of 56%, while fuel consumption has been reduced at rate of 14% since 2014 in the end of 2018. Utilization of alternative fuels, such as biofuels, hydrogen, and more efficient system designs are key factors for this improvement, but the projected reduction in energy
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