Water Usage at Airports

Aircraft Sources
Wash Water
Treatment

Passenger traffic and water use at ACSA airports Sustainable Water Airport
Stormwater
Outflows

and selected airports worldwide 2015/16 Management Programs

Airport Waste Water Streams,
70 60
Treatment Process and End User
Toilet
60 50 flushing
Greywater
50 • Drought resistant vegetation; Basin/Sink reclamation
40 Airport
• For aircraft washing, Bathrooms plant
40
30
use dry wash instead
30 of wet wash; Basin/Sink Landscape
Basin irrigation
20 • Use sea water to flush toilets; Toilets
20 • Install waterless urinals in all
10 male toilets;
10 Wastewater
• Collect fire testing water for Toilets
treatment
• • re-use or re-purpose; Environ-
plant
Total pax ACSA BNE AKL FRA BOM ICN MAD SYD Water use mental
(millions) (L/pax) releases

Terminal Building
Waste Water
(Kitchens & Lounges)

Aircraft potable water tank capacity Onboard

Lavatory

Q400 B738 B744 Triple Water System Implemented

Aircraft A380
90 184 400 at Hong Kong International Airport
Seats 853
Tank 28 L 114 L 1,250 L 1,700 L
Wet Wash Time
9-12 hours Catering.food
Water
reclemation
plant
Water sink
Water usage at 4 major ACSA airports Dry Wash Time
Aircraft wash water
Fire fighting system
65

60
Code F
(A380) 12-24 hours
Volume of Water Landscape
55 for Aircraft Washing (L) “Emirates Airlines irrigation

50 11,300 has saved 11 million

litres of water per Toilet
flushing
year when switching
45 Code E from wet to dry wash
(B777)
40 JNB for their aircraft fleet
Volume of Water Aircraft
35 CPT for Aircraft Washing (L) in 2016.” Lavatory
System
30 DUR 9,500 Once-through
cooling system
25 PLZ

Water use 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ACI World Airport Traffic Report, 2017; ACSA, 2016; Airport annual reports, 2016 and 2017;

www.naco.nl
(L/pax) Aircraft manufacturer manuals; Lufthansa Technik, 2018; Mike Kilburn, 3rd ACI Airport
Environmental Seminar, 2014; News.com.au, 2017.