At the 53rd Annual International Aviation Snow Symposium on April 29th 2019
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 2018 – 2019 winter season. This is the 43rd 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 2018 – 2019 awards were presented to the following airports:
Large Commercial (Over 200,000 operations per year )
Winner:
Minneapolis ‐ Saint Paul International Airport – Saint Paul, Minnesota
Honorable Mention:
Chicago O’Hare International Airport – Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Midway International Airport – Chicago, Illinois
Medium Commercial (100,000 to 200,000 operations per year )
Winner:
Edmonton International Airport – Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Honorable Mention:
Buffalo Niagara International Airport - Buffalo, New York
Pittsburgh International Airport – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Small Commercial (Less than 100,000 operations per year )
Winner:
Syracuse Hancock International Airport ‐ Syracuse, New York
Honorable Mention:
Gerald R Ford International Airport – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Jackson Hole Airport – Jackson, Wyoming
Manchester ‐ Boston Regional Airport – Manchester, New Hampshire
Large General Aviation ( Over 50,000 operations per year )
Winner:
Chicago Executive Airport – Wheeling, Illinois
Honorable Mention:
Centennial Airport – Englewood, Colorado
King County International Airport/Boeing Field – Seattle, Washington
Small General Aviation ( Less than 50,000 operations per year )
Winner:
Gary/Chicago International Airport – Gary, Indiana
Honorable Mention:
Indy South Greenwood Airport – Greenwood, Indiana
Military Airport
Winner:
87th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES)
Joint Base McGuire ‐ Dix‐Lakehurst, New Jersey (AMC)
Honorable Mention:
354th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES)
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska (PACAF)