Table 2 Characteristics and initial conditions of air traffic segments

From: Air traffic growth jeopardises European aviation’s climate mitigation efforts despite the substantial potential of hydrogen

Aircraft type

Destination

Distance segment [km]

Reference flight [km]

Air traffic in 2019 [RPK]

H2 aircraft potential [-]

Narrow-body

Intra-Europe

(0, 1000]

500

1.71e11

1

Narrow-body

Intra-Europe

(1000, 2000]

1500

3.58e11

1

Narrow-body

Intra-Europe

(2000, 3000]

2500

1.24e11

1

Narrow-body

Intra-Europe

>3000

3500

2.34e10

1

Narrow-body

Extra-Europe

(0, 1000]

500

4.39e9

0

Narrow-body

Extra-Europe

(1000, 2000]

1500

3.95e10

0

Narrow-body

Extra-Europe

(2000, 3000]

2500

7.47e10

0

Narrow-body

Extra-Europe

>3000

3500

6.58e10

0

Wide-body

Intra-Europe

(0, 4000]

2000

9.85e9

1

Wide-body

Extra-Europe

(0, 4000]

2000

1.49e10

0.5

Wide-body

Extra-Europe

(4000, 6000]

5000

1.21e11

0.5

Wide-body

Extra-Europe

(6000, 8000]

7000

1.80e11

0.5

Wide-body

Extra-Europe

>8000

9000

2.27e11

0.5