Airport Operations Conference

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Airport Operations Conference
ExhibitionEuropean Parliament, Brussels27-29
October 2004

• Session 7
• Way Ahead - Environment
• An Outline of EUROCONTROLs First Airport
• Environmental Protection Programme
• Andrew Watt, Environment Domain Manager

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Future Airport Capacity RequirementsMeeting the
Environmental Challenge
Forecast Traffic Movements at Selected European
Airports (Challenges to Growth 2004 Scenario C)
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Improving Airport Environmental
PerformanceEUROCONTROLs planned ATM programme

• Tackles major environmental challenges to airport
  growth
• Noise
• Local air quality
• Common accountability for environmental
  improvement
• ACI-EUROPE a key partner
• Business Case Q3 2005
• Programme launch Q4 2005
• 3-4 year implementation period
• Helps to secure future capacity - responsibly

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Improving Airport Environment PerformanceEUROCONT
ROLs planned ATM programme

• Major operationally-related deliverables
• Basic Continuous Descent Approach (CDA)
• Collaborative Environmental Management (CEM)
• Internet-based best practice information service
  (SOPHOS)
• Decision tools to support strategic
  decision-making
• Quantify airport capacity plans / local air
  quality impact
• Assess noise / emissions trade-offs
• Pilot airports supporting business case
  development
• Bucharest, Manchester, Stockholm (CDA)
• Stockholm, Brussels (CEM)

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Typical Descent Approach Profiles

• Performance varies
• Segments of level flight

• Aircraft manoeuvring
• Noise impact 10-25NM out

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Continuous Descent Approach
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Continuous Descent ApproachBenefits

• Significant reduction of noise in the approach
  area
• 10-25NM distance from airport
• possibly closer to airport
• Reduced fuel use
• Reduced atmospheric emissions
• Avoids/postpones external regulation
• Supports plans for growth
• Basic CDA a pathfinder for
• Advanced CDA (air ground systems coupled)

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Collaborative Environmental ManagementA
Partnership for Improvement and Change
Environment Regulator Local Community Planning
Authorities Local Government
Airframe and Engine Manufacturers Avionics
suppliers
Aviation Regulator Other ATC
CEM
Airport Operator
Aircraft Operators
Airport ATC
Government International Agencies EUROCONTROL EU,
ECAC, ICAO etc.
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Improving Airport Environmental Management SOPHOS
web-based support tool

• Airport environmental issues
• Recommended practice (CDA, CEM, etc..)
• Economic evaluation methodologies
• Model ATM procedures
• Performance indicators
• Benchmarking facilities
• Discussion forum
• Beta test site imminent
• ACI-EUROPE Environmental Strategy Committee
• Consolidates requirements prior to development

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Sharing Environmental Best PracticeExample of a
typical product from SOPHOS
Noise energy indicators at selected European
airports
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Airport Future Capacity PlanningQuantifying its
impact on local air quality
Interface Required
Emissions Modelling
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Noise / Emissions Trade-OffsHarmonised Decision
Support Tools

• Local air quality is the new noise
• EC air quality directive applies from 2005 2010
• Pressure on airports to limit emissions from all
  sources
• Local opposition to noise a constant factor
• Noise abatement procedures may increase track
  miles
• Fuel burn and emissions increase
• Is this always the best environmental solution
  ?
• Noise / emissions inter-relationship complex
• Local / national / European harmonisation
• Decision support tools to be developed

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Conclusions

• Environment - a main driver for ATM and
  EUROCONTROL
• Improvement programmes and services in pipeline
• Noise, fuel burn emissions reductions being
  targeted
• Airport environmental improvements a first
  priority
• Immediate challenge to growth
• Future capacity must be secured
• Environmental responsibility a pre-requisite
• Focus of first improvement programme
• Stakeholder partnership for collaborative success
• Noise abatement workshop,14-16 December