Using Advanced Modelling Tools to Analyse Emission Impacts of Different Aircraft Models on Domestic Flights

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The aviation sector attains environmental sustainability objectives through precise measurement and assessment of gas and particulate matter emissions generated during flight operations. The research investigates the operational and environmental effects by performing different flight scenarios between Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport (LTFJ) and Antalya Airport (LTAI) and using aircraft with wide-body and narrow-body types that meet identical passenger demands. The analysis is carried out using tools such as EUROCONTROL's IMPACT web-based platform and the BADA database that supplies the necessary information for analysis. When the findings are examined, it is seen that the wide-body aircraft completed its flight on the LTAI-LTFJ and LTFJ-LTAI routes and caused an average of 24954 kg of emissions. To achieve equivalent passenger capacity, two narrow-body aircraft operating on these routes produce an emission value of 17617.6 kg. The study's results underscore that the significance of aircraft selection for achieving operational and environmental sustainability plays a vital role. In other words, airlines targeting lower fuel consumption and emission values can determine fleet management strategies more accurately by using web-based advanced modeling tools, such as IMPACT.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• fuel consumption
• emission
• IMPACT
• environmental sustainability

Using Advanced Modelling Tools to Analyse Emission Impacts of Different Aircraft Models on Domestic Flights

Öz

Havacılık sektörü, uçuş operasyonları sırasında oluşan gaz ve partikül madde emisyonlarının hassas bir şekilde ölçülmesi ve değerlendirilmesi yoluyla çevresel sürdürülebilirlik hedeflerine ulaşabilir. Araştırmada, aynı sayıda yolcu talebini karşılayacak geniş ve dar gövdeli uçaklar kullanarak İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı (LTFJ) ile Antalya Havalimanı (LTAI) arasında gerçekleştirilen farklı senaryolar üzerinden operasyonel ve çevresel etkileri analiz edilmektedir. Çalışma, EUROCONTROL'ün IMPACT web tabanlı platformu ve analiz için gerekli bilgileri sağlayan BADA veritabanı gibi araçlar kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmektedir. Bulgular incelendiğinde, geniş gövdeli uçağın LTAI-LTFJ ve LTFJ-LTAI rotalarında uçuşunu tamamladığında ortalama 24954 kg emisyona neden olduğu görülmektedir. Aynı sayıda yolcu kapasitesine ulaşmak için, bu rotalarda uçan iki dar gövdeli uçak ise 17617,6 kg emisyon üretmektedir. Çalışmanın sonuçları göstermektedir ki, operasyonel ve çevresel sürdürülebilirliği sağlamak için doğru uçak seçimi kritik bir rol oynamaktadır. Başka bir deyişle, daha düşük yakıt tüketimi ve emisyon değerlerini hedefleyen havayolları, IMPACT gibi web tabanlı gelişmiş modelleme araçlarını kullanarak filo yönetim stratejilerini daha doğru bir şekilde belirleyebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• yakıt tüketimi
• emisyon
• IMPACT
• çevresel sürdürülebilirlik.

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