Student:	Enver ÇAPA
Supervisor:	Prof.Dr. Ayhan KESİMAL
Department:	Çevre Bilimleri
Institution:	Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
University:	Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey

Title of the Thesis:	ENVİRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF AİRCRAFT ACTİVİTİES ON
Level:	M.Sc.
Acceptance Date:	29/7/2008
Number of Pages:	80
Registration Number:	i1952

Summary:

SETTLEMENTS NEAR TRABZON AİRPORT

In recent years, environmental pollutions have increased depending on the increase

in world population and the development of technology. These pollutions are caused by

workings of many sectors including aviation. Air transportation has many benefits for

people and the economy. However, aircraft activities in an airport have also negative

effects on surround area, due to noise and gas emissions. The increase of aircraft activities

has caused in increases of airport and aircraft noise although more silent aircrafts have

been developed depending on the technological developments. Therefore the effects on the

settlements in the vicinity of airports have reached to high levels. In this study, noise and

air shock levels caused by aircraft activities and their impacts on Konaklar, Yalı and

Adnan Kahveci neighborhoods settled near Trabzon Airport and social discomfort levels

were investigated and results and suggestions were presented.

In the scope of this study, inspections and observations have been carried out on the

airport area and a total of the three locations were selected in different distances (300 m,

550 m, 620 m) to the airport. In these three stations, noise and air shock that occurred after

the aircraft activities were measured over a period between 05.10.2006 and 02.10.2007.

The obtained 84 measurements were then transferred into the computer aided data

assessment unit and were grouped by noise and air shock base according to stations and

distances. Statistical analyses of the data were also carried out. Noise and air shock levels

were found to be above the maximum levels. The findings have shown that the most

severely affected settlement was Adnan Kahveci Neighborhood.

Poll studies were also carried out parallel to measurements. At the end of poll

studies, discomfort levels of people living in settlement centers near the airports were high.

Noise and air shock levels and poll results have been investigated by being compared

mutually and applicable control suggestions were presented such as night flying restriction,

using sound barriers and using insulation on the buildings near the airport.

Key Words: Sound, Noise, Air Shock, Airport Noise, Aircraft Noise