Balchen/Post Award 

Outstanding Achievement in Airport Snow and Ice Control

At the 54th Annual International Aviation Snow Symposium on May 2^nd 2022 in Buffalo, NY; awards will be 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 2021-22 winter season. This is the 46^th 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 2021 – 2022 awards were presented to the following airports:

Large Commercial

Winner:

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport – Anchorage, Alaska

Honorable Mention:

Boston Logan International Airport – East Boston, Massachusetts 
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport – Detroit, Michigan 

Medium Commercial

Winner:

Buffalo Niagara International Airport – Buffalo, New York  

Honorable Mention:

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport – Hebron, Kentucky
Fairbanks International Airport – Fairbanks, Alaska
Westchester County Airport – White Plains, New York

Small Commercial

Winner:

Jackson Hole Airport – Jackson, Wyoming 

Honorable Mention:

Bangor International Airport – Bangor, Maine
Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International Airport – Rochester, New York 
South Bend International Airport – South Bend, Indiana

Large General Aviation

Winner:

Laurence G. Hanscom Field – Bedford, Massachusetts 

Honorable Mention:

Manassas Regional Airport – Manassas, Virginia
Republic Airport – East Farmingdale, New York
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport – Broomfield, Colorado

Small General Aviation

Winner:

Truckee-Tahoe Airport – Truckee, California

Honorable Mention:

Southwest Michigan Regional Airport – Benton Harbor, Michigan 

Military Airport

Winner:

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

Honorable Mention: 

28^th Civil Engineer Squadron
Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota (AFGSC)