At the 54th Annual International Aviation Snow Symposium on May 2nd 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 46th 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:
35th Civil Engineer Squadron
Misawa Air Base, Japan (PACAF)
Honorable Mention:
28th Civil Engineer Squadron
Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota (AFGSC)
