airfield snow removal tactics. runway condition?
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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
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
Hydrostatic Brooms•Produced better friction results
•Restricted capability in heavy snow accumulations
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
Runway Deployment
Yellow Runway Team
Green Taxiway Team
Runway 08/2610,000ft long X 150ft wide Complete in 10 Minutes
Runway Team12,000 x 200ft
1 Operations Field Manager1 Airport Maintenance Supervisor
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
4 R
22L
Taxiway Team
EQUIPMENT
4 Multi Tasking equipment Lead plow1 4000 Gallon Chemical Tankers/50’ Spray Boom1 Blower 6 Total equipment
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