An Analysis the Environmental Pollution Emitted by Aircraft Engines at the Ercan International Airport

Abstract

Airports are strategically important objects for each country, although the place of significant pollution, emitted by aircrafts, thus impacting air quality in nearby residential areas. The environmental challenges at Ercan airport are becoming more serious because of expansion of the airport, increasing scheduled flight and continued growth of passenger flow. Since 2019 passenger turnaround has reached 4 million, while the growth expected in the following years, by the opening of a new airport terminal. The present analysis estimates the level of emission from aircraft engines for chosen environmental parameters accounted for by utilization of three operation modes such as; taxi, landing and take-off cycles. In the period of aircraft parking, emitted pollutants are considered depending on operation hours of the APU. The data collection is based on last 6-month flight information with daily landing cycles. Application the ICAO Engine Exhaust Emission fixed data set methodology, allows for assessment of emission species such as CO₂, HC, NOx, CO, and SO₂ using estimation of fuel consumption level, burned out from different engine models adding applicable coefficients.