Opportunities for Reducing Surface Emissions through Airport Surface Movement Optimization

Details

• Creators:
  Balakrishnan, Hamsa ; Deonandan, Indira ; Simaiakis, Ioannis
• Corporate Creators:
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics. International Center for Air Transportation (ICAT)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration ; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ; Canada. Transport Canada ; Partnership for Air Transportation Noise and Emissions Reduction
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aircraft exhaust gases
  • Airport operations
  • Optimization
  • Pollutants
  • Air pollution
  • Taxiing
  • Fuel burn
• Publication/ Report Number:
  Report No. ICAT-2008-07
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics. International Center for Air Transportation (ICAT)
• Abstract:
  Taxiing aircraft contribute significantly to fuel burn and emissions at airports. The quantities of fuel burned as well as different pollutants, such as carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides and particulate matter, are functions of aircraft taxi duration (along with throttle setting, number of running engines, and pilot and airline decisions regarding engine shutdowns during delays). The reduction of taxi times through improved planning of surface movements has the potential to reduce these emissions. Project 21 focuses on opportunities to reduce surface emissions through departure planning and surface movement optimization.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  06-C-NE-MIT-019
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62143/dot_62143_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.73 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fe6e0cb23275364718bcef2111ad2701c1ea9f9e553403568986f7d6aaa0d475