1. Airfield Snow Removal Tactics

2. Runway Condition?

4. The Snow Plan

5. 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

6. Team Effort Airport operations designs the snow plan to achieve specific goals during a snow event Include the FAA (tower) to understand it’s role in snow removal. Include the airlines to support a proactive snow plan Include airfield maintenance to execute the plan

7. The Equipment

8. Hydrostatic Brooms Produced better friction results Restricted capability in heavy snow accumulations

9. Plow Truck and Broom Truck

10. Multi-Tasking Equipment (MTE)

11. 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

12. Snow Blowers

13. Runway Team Configurations

14. Runway Deployment Yellow Runway Team Green Taxiway Team Runway 08/26 10,000ft long X 150ft wide Complete in 10 Minutes

15. Runway Team 12,000 x 200ft 1 Operations Field Manager 1 Airport Maintenance Supervisor MANAGERSEQUIPMENT 11Multi Tasking Equipment Lead Plow 2High speed high capacity snow Blowers 24000 Gallon Chemical Tankers/90’ Spray Boom 1Friction Measuring Vehicle 16 Total pieces of equipment 4R 22L

16. Taxiway Team EQUIPMENT 4Multi Tasking equipment Lead plow 1 4000 Gallon Chemical Tankers/50’ Spray Boom 1Blower 6 Total equipment

17. Tactical Equipment Program 16 Runway team 6 Taxiway team 22 total number of equipment

18. Edge Light Plow

19. Multi Seasonal Equipment

20. 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

21. Are You Ready? Thank You