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Air pollutant emissions from aircraft landing and take-off cycles at Chinese airports

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2020

J.-L. Yu Open the ORCID record for J.-L. Yu [Opens in a new window] ,
Q. Jia ,
C. Gao  and
H.-Q. Hu
J.-L. Yu*
Affiliation:
China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology, Beijing100028, China
Q. Jia
Affiliation:
China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology, Beijing100028, China
C. Gao
Affiliation:
China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology, Beijing100028, China
H.-Q. Hu
Affiliation:
China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology, Beijing100028, China
*
[email protected]
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Abstract

Research on flight emissions at airports is very important for environmental policymaking. This study analysed the trend of aircraft air pollutant emissions at mainland China airports from 1990 to 2017, mainly focusing on standard landing and take-off (LTO) cycles. Total flight movements increased 29-fold from 1990 to 2017 at Chinese airports. Over the same period, the emissions of NOx, SOx, CO, hydrocarbons (HC), and particulate matter (PM) increased 46, 27, 12, 5, and 4 times, respectively. Emissions at the 216 public airports showed a growth trend. It was estimated that in 2017, Chinese airports emitted 12,875 kilotons of CO2, 59 kilotons of NOx, 3 kilotons of SOx, 38 kilotons of CO, 5 kilotons of HC, and 0.4 kilotons of PM. The largest 30 airports produced 68.2% of the total emissions. Emissions from B737-800, A320, A321, B737-700, A330-300, and A319 aircraft accounted for more than 75% of aircraft LTO emissions at Chinese airports in 2017. Results show that average emissions per passenger have decreased for CO2, CO, HC, SOx, PM, and NOx from 1990 to 2017.

Keywords

AircraftLTOPollutant emissionsAirportMainland China
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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 125 , Issue 1285 , March 2021 , pp. 578 - 592
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal Aeronautical Society

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