Estimation of Radiation Exposure for Various Flights from Athens International Airport
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods and Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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City | Airport | ICAO | Geogr. Coordinates |
---|---|---|---|
Athens | Eleftherios Venizelos Airport | LGAV | 37:9° N; 23:9° E |
Larnaca | Larnaca International Airport | LCLK | 34:9° N; 33:6° E |
Rome | Leonardo Da Vinci—Fiumicino Airport | LIFR | 41:8° N; 12:2° E |
Madrid | Adolfo Suarez Madrid—Barajas Airport | LEMD | 40:5° N; 3:6° W |
Paris | Chales de Gaulle Airport | LFPG | 49:0° N; 2:5° E |
Berlin | Berlin Tegel Airport | EDDT | 52:6° N; 13:3° E |
Amsterdam | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | EHAM | 52:3° N; 4:8° E |
Brussels | Melsbroek Air Base | EBMB | 50:5° N; 4:3° E |
London | Heathrow Airport | EGLL | 51:5° N; 0:5° W |
Moscow | Sheremetyvo International Airport | UUEE | 56:0° N; 37:4° E |
Stockholm | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | ESSA | 59:6° N; 17:9° E |
Reykjavik | Reykjavik Airport | BIRK | 64:1° N; 21:9° W |
Dubai | Dubai International Airport | OMDB | 25:3° N; 55:4° E |
New York | JFK International Airport | KJFK | 40:6° N; 73:8° W |
Tokyo | Narita International Airport | RJAA | 35:8° N; 140:4° E |
Flight | Duration | Flight | Duration |
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Athens–Larnaca | 1 h 38 min | Athens–Madrid | 3 h 27 min |
Athens–Rome | 1 h 49 min | Athens–London | 3 h 29 min |
Athens–Berlin | 2 h 44 min | Athens–Stockholm | 3 h 30 min |
Athens–Brussels | 3 h 6 min | Athens–Dubai | 4 h 35 min |
Athens–Paris | 3 h 7 min | Athens–Reykiavik | 5 h 41 min |
Athens–Amsterdam | 3 h 11 min | Athens–New York | 10 h 22 min |
Athens–Moscow | 3 h 16 min | Athens–Tokyo | 12 h 21 min |
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Tezari, A.; Stassinakis, A.N.; Makrantoni, P.; Paschalis, P.; Alexandridis, D.; Gerontidou, M.; Mavromichalaki, H.; Karaiskos, P.; Crosby, N.; Dierckxsens, M. Estimation of Radiation Exposure for Various Flights from Athens International Airport. Atmosphere 2024, 15, 149. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15020149
Tezari A, Stassinakis AN, Makrantoni P, Paschalis P, Alexandridis D, Gerontidou M, Mavromichalaki H, Karaiskos P, Crosby N, Dierckxsens M. Estimation of Radiation Exposure for Various Flights from Athens International Airport. Atmosphere. 2024; 15(2):149. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15020149
Chicago/Turabian StyleTezari, Anastasia, Argyris N. Stassinakis, Panagiota Makrantoni, Pavlos Paschalis, Dimitris Alexandridis, Maria Gerontidou, Helen Mavromichalaki, Pantelis Karaiskos, Norma Crosby, and Mark Dierckxsens. 2024. "Estimation of Radiation Exposure for Various Flights from Athens International Airport" Atmosphere 15, no. 2: 149. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15020149