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A study on the environmental and economic aspects of aircraft emissions at the Antalya International Airport

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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.

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry of Republic of Turkey but restrictions apply to the availability of these data, which were used under license for the current study and so are not publicly available. Data are however available from the authors upon reasonable request and with permission of the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry of Republic of Turkey.

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The authors thank the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Turkey for the permission to use the data in the analyses.

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  1. Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Aviation Management, Iğdır University, TR-76000, Iğdır, Turkey

    Selçuk Ekici

  2. School of Civil Aviation, Department of Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance, Süleyman Demirel University, TR-32700, Isparta, Turkey

    Yasin Şöhret

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Selçuk Ekici is responsible for the methodology, writing, reviewing and editing, as well as validation. Yasin Şöhret is responsible for the supervision, conceptualization, writing, reviewing, and editing, as well as validation.

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Ekici, S., Şöhret, Y. A study on the environmental and economic aspects of aircraft emissions at the Antalya International Airport. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 10847–10859 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11306-w

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