The assessment of commercial flights emissions at Ordu-Giresun Airport, Turkey

Abstract

Ordu-Giresun International Airport is Turkey’s first and world’s second airport built on the sea. This study provides the pollutant gas emitted from aircraft with carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) during landing and take-off cycles in Ordu-Giresun International Airport in 2015. It also presents the fuel burnt. For emission calculation, ICAO’s database for aircraft engine emission data and General Directorate of State Airports Authority’s database for flight records were used. In the calculations, a sensitivity analysis was made by taking into consideration the aircraft types and engine types used by the airline companies on the flights to Ordu-Giresun International Airport.