Balchen/Post AwardOutstanding Achievement in Airport Snow and Ice ControlAt the 56th Annual International Aviation Snow Symposium on April 22nd 2024 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 2023-24 winter season. This is the 48th 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 2023 – 2024 awards were presented to the following airports:Large CommercialWinner: Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport – Anchorage, Alaska Honorable Mention: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport – Detroit, Michigan Medium CommercialWinner: Dallas Love Field – Dallas, Texas Honorable Mention: Pittsburgh International Airport – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Small CommercialWinner: Sun Valley/Friedman Memorial Airport – Hailey, Idaho Honorable Mention: Worcester Regional Airport (Massport) – Worcester, Massachusetts Large General AviationWinner: Willow Run Airport (Detroit) – Van Buren Township, Michigan Honorable Mention: Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport – Broomfield, Colorado Military AirportWinner: 354th Civil Engineer Squadron – Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska (PACAF) Honorable Mention: 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base – Washington State (AMC)
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