Balchen/Post Award 

Outstanding Achievement in Airport Snow and Ice Control

At the 55th Annual International Aviation Snow Symposium on April 24th 2023 in Buffalo, NY; awards were presented to the “Snow Crews” of the airports in North America and military bases worldwide for their dedicated efforts in maintaining their airports in safe and operational status during the 2022-23 winter season. This is the 47th consecutive year that such awards are 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 2022 – 2023 awards were presented to the following airports:

Large Commercial

Winner:

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport – Anchorage, Alaska

Honorable Mention:

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport DFW – Airport, Texas

Medium Commercial

Winner:

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport – Hebron, Kentucky 

Small Commercial

Winner:

Buffalo Niagara International Airport – Buffalo, New York 

Honorable Mention:

Aspen/Pitkin County Airport – Aspen, Colorado
Gerald R. Ford International Airport – Grand Rapids, Michigan 

Large General Aviation

Winner:

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport – Broomfield, Colorado

Honorable Mention:

Centennial Airport – Denver, Colorado

Small General Aviation

Winner:

Niagara Falls International Airport – Niagara Falls, New York

Military Airport

Winner:

35th Civil Engineer Squadron
Misawa Air Base, Japan (PACAF)

Honorable Mention: 

5 Civil Engineer Squadron
Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, (AFGSC)