Airfield Snow Removal Tactics

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Airfield Snow Removal Tactics
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Runway Condition?
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The Snow Plan
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Snow Plan Design

• Create a specific plan of action, well before the
  season arrives
• Establish airfield priorities and runway
  maintenance times
• Snow removal operations should be both
  interactive and systematic, involving a
  collaborative effort on behalf of multiple
  agencies

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Team Effort

• Airport operations designs the snow plan to
  achieve specific goals during a snow event
• Include the FAA (tower) to understand its role
  in snow removal.
• Include the airlines to support a proactive snow
  plan
• Include airfield maintenance to execute the plan

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The Equipment
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• Hydrostatic Brooms
• Produced better friction results
• Restricted capability in heavy snow accumulations

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Plow Truck and Broom Truck
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Multi-Tasking Equipment (MTE)
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MTE Advantages

• Plow, sweep and air blast the surface in one pass
• High performance capability reduces runway
  occupancy times (30mph plus)
• One person operation promotes effective
  utilization of human resources
• The MTE operates effectively in snow
  accumulations from 0 to 30 inches

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Snow Blowers
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Runway Team Configurations
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Runway Deployment
Runway 08/26 10,000ft long X 150ft
wide Complete in 10 Minutes
Yellow Runway Team Green Taxiway Team
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Runway Team12,000 x 200ft

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22L
MANAGERS
EQUIPMENT
11 Multi Tasking Equipment Lead Plow
2 High speed high capacity snow Blowers 2 4000
Gallon Chemical Tankers/90 Spray Boom
1 Friction Measuring Vehicle 16 Total
pieces of equipment
1 Operations Field Manager 1 Airport Maintenance
Supervisor
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Taxiway Team
EQUIPMENT
4 Multi Tasking equipment Lead plow 1 4000
Gallon Chemical Tankers/50 Spray Boom 1 Blower
6 Total equipment
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Tactical Equipment Program
16 Runway team 6 Taxiway team 22 total number
of equipment
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Edge Light Plow
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Multi Seasonal Equipment
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Training and Safety

• Establish a training and safety position or
  department
• Develop consistent training procedures including
  pre and post operator equipment inspections
• Recurring training for airfield operators is
  required
• Establish operator accountability

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