FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF AIRPORT AND ICE CONTROL

At the 54th Annual International Aviation Snow Symposium on May 2^nd2022 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 2021-22 winter season. This is the 46^thconsecutive 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

• 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

• 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

• 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)