For Excellence in the Performance of Airport Snow and Ice Control Award Winners Announced! At the 58th Annual International Aviation Snow Symposium on April 27, 2026 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 2025-26 winter season. 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 2025 – 2026 awards were presented to the following airports: Large Commercial Winner: Boston Logan International Airport Boston, Massachusetts Honorable Mention: Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport St. Paul, Minnesota Medium Commercial Winner: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Hebron, Kentucky Honorable Mention: Pittsburgh International Airport Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Small Commercial Tier I Winner: Erie International Airport/Tom Ridge Field Erie, Pennsylvania Small Commercial Tier II Winner: Gerald R. Ford International Airport Grand Rapids, Michigan Honorable Mention Tier I: Worcester International Airport Worcester, Massachusetts Honorable Mention Tier II: Buffalo Niagara International Airport Buffalo, New York Large General Aviation Winner: Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport Broomfield, Colorado Honorable Mention: Laurence G. Hanscom Field Bedford, Massachusetts Medium General Aviation Winner: Allegheny County Airport West Mifflin, Pennsylvania Honorable Mention: Willow Run Airport Ypsilanti, Michigan Small General Aviation Winner: Gary Chicago International Airport Gary, Indiana Honorable Mention: Waukesha County Airport Waukesha, Wisconsin Military Airport Winner: 35th Civil Engineer Squadron Misawa Air Base, Japan, PACAF Honorable Mention: 509th Civil Engineer Squadron Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, AFGSC For additional information and past winners of this prestigious award, click here.