At the 43rd Annual International Aviation Snow Symposium on April 29th, 2009 in Buffalo, NY; awards were presented to the “Snow Crews” of the airports in the Snow Belt for their dedicated efforts in maintaining their airports in safe and operational status during the 2008 – 2009 winter season. This is the 33rd consecutive year that such awards have been presented. All categories of airports – Commercial, General Aviation and Military - compete for these awards.

Applications are submitted by the airport operators on behalf of the local work force in recognition of their efforts in keeping the airports operationally safe at all times. Recommendations for selection may come from the users of airports, airlines, pilots, general aviation, the military and the entire aviation community. In addition, the members of the Awards Selection Committee provide feedback from their own organizations as to the performance of competing airports.

The 2008 – 2009 awards were presented to the following airports:

Military Winner 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron Fairchild AFB WA
Honorable Mention 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Misawa Air Base, Japan

Small General Aviation ( Less than 50,000 operations per year )
Winner Southwest Michigan Regional Airport, Benton Harbor, MI

Large General Aviation ( Over 50,000 operations per year )
Winner Oakland County International Airport, Waterford, MI
Honorable Mention – L.G. Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts

Small Commercial ( Less than 100,000 operations per year )
Winner Muskegon County Airport, Muskegon, Michigan
Honorable Mention Bismarck Airport, Bismarck, North Dakota

Medium Commercial ( 100,000 to 200,000 operations per year )
Winner Spokane International Airport, Spokane, WA
Honorable Mention Syracuse Hancock International Airport, Syracuse, NY

Large Commercial ( Over 200,000 operations per year )
Winner Boston-Logan International Airport, Boston, MA
Honorable Mention Ted Stevens International Airport, Anchorage, AK