The impacts of climate change on Greek airports

• DOI: 10.1007/s10584-019-02634-z
• Publication Date: 2020-02-13T01:02:26Z
• Authors: Guy Gratton; Anil Padhra; Spyridon Rapsoman...; Paul D. Williams
• Keywords: Payload (computing); Turboprop; Turbofan

Abstract Time series of meteorological parameters at ten Greek airports since 1955 indicated the level climate change in Eastern Mediterranean area. Using this data, take-off performance was analysed for DHC-8-400—a typical short range turboprop airliner, and A320, a medium scale turbofan airliner. For with longer runways, steady but unimportant increase distances found. shorter results indicate reduction available payload. At most extreme case, show that an Airbus operating from the, relatively short, 1511m runway Chios Airport, required payload would be equivalent to 38 passengers their luggage, or fuel 700 nautical miles (1300 km) per flight, period between A320’s entry service 1988 2017. These where aeroplane maximum mass is limited function length, minimum temperatures have increased and/or mean headwind components decreased, has already had marked impact on economic activity airline industry. Similar analyses could usefully carried out other runway-length–limited airports, which may often include island airports. It also noted previous research only considered temperature effects, not wind effects. Wind effects study are less significant than temperature, nonetheless effect both field noise pollution nuisance around