Oslo airport top listens over “green landings”
Oslo airport now tops the list of airports in Europe with “green landings”. This is shown by the latest figures from Eurocontrol.
– This is because the flight can fly “at idle” and almost glide in to the airport without having to flatten out in height along the way. In this way, the airlines reduce engine use, fuel and costs, emissions go down and the planes make less noise, says the head of approach control at Avinor Flysikring AS, Bjørn Pedersen Skjælaaen, in a press release.
Measurements of the so-called «Continuous Descent Operations» (CDO) show that Oslo airport now tops the list of Copenhagen Kastrup with Stockholm Arlanda in third place. Thus, the Scandinavian countries are the best at this type of approach, which is also better for the environment.
– For the approach control and the tower control service in Avinor, this is an important criterion in our procedures. Both because it reduces emissions, but also because it reduces aircraft noise for our neighbors during landings, he adds.
It was Romerikes Blad who first reported this case.
The airport at Gardermoen thus tops the 25 airports in Europe from which Eurocontrol has measurements. On average, almost 6 out of 10 aircraft fly called CDO landings, while having to flatten out to do so at higher altitudes and other European airports.
The other two Scandinavian airports have around 50 percent of this type of landing among all landings that occur.
The period measured is from January this year to the end of September. Oslo airport had
For the air traffic controllers at Avinor, this and other procedures that reduce the environmental footprint of aviation are important areas of focus.
– We are constantly working to improve the take-off and landing phase. The aim is to reduce emissions and noise, which is particularly important for our neighbours. For the past 15 years, we have worked actively to develop an airspace with modern entry and exit procedures and this gives good results, says chief air traffic controller at Oslo Airport, Gunnar Olsen Skårn.
Aircraft manufacturers, airlines and air traffic control services are constantly working to use new technology to reduce fuel consumption. This is a win-win situation, as lower driving consumption – in addition to being better for the environment – also results in lower costs for airlines, which operate in a very competitive industry.
– Another exciting area in the same field is the use of new navigation options where we can curve in and out flights such that they are shorter and can be bypassed in the most densely populated areas. These approach procedures have been in use since 2012 at Oslo Airport and provide better conditions for both CDO and increased efficiency. Oslo Airport is one of the airports in Europe that has come the furthest in the development and use of this type of procedure, concluded Olsen Skårn.
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