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Invest time in snow
removal training
DFW spent more than $30 million on
new snow removal equipment in the past
few years due to major ice storms hitting
the Dallas area in the past decade and
causing massive traffic snarls at the hub.
While leaders are now treating the
airport as if it's a northern hub, there
hasn't been a clearing event since 2015.
Steve Tobey, assistant vice president,
airfield operations for DFW, said the
airport maintenance teams will pull out
the snow removal equipment during late
summer and the fall and practice using
it on runways and associated taxiways
during the overnight hours. While that
extensive training is common at most
snow-belt airports, it is not common to
practice for snow removal operations in
100° heat.
As snow and ice control is infrequent
at DFW, the airport sends snow removal
Tampa instituted a non-movement area operating program
in the past year to address safety on the airfield.
TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
team members to industry conferences
and to northern airports to ride along
and learn best practices.
The Columbus Regional Airport
Authority holds its own snow rodeo in
the fall to help its operators get in shape
for the season.
Joe Herrmann, airport operations
manager for the Columbus Regional
Airport Authority, said the event has
formally taken place the past several years.
Airfield maintenance staff competes in
obstacle courses in friendly competition
to work their skills in airfield snow
removal equipment.
"For the airfield maintenance staff
who haven't driven in it for the past seven
months and newer airfield maintenance
staff, it's an opportunity to get into the
vehicle, you hear the noise, sense the
largeness get the vibrations of moving
that piece of equipment around and
not hit a cone, which may represent an
aircraft wing."
The Columbus airfield maintenance
staff hold a week of training on the
snow removal equipment leading up to
the snow rodeo event. The event is an
equipment "maneuver and operation"
timed and point scored obstacle course.
The rodeo is one part of preparation
for snow removal operations in
Columbus. Herrmann said they start
meeting with staff in October to discuss
operations for the upcoming season.
Charles Goodwin, director of
airport operations and aviation business
services for the Columbus Regional
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Inside the Fence - Covid 19: Support Your Local Airport
Industry Update
MSP Takes on Winter
Mission Critical: Keep Military Aviation Airborne
'From Design to Line'
Ready and Able
Airport Guru - 30 Years After ANCA: Can Airports Live with New Community-Imposed Noise Restrictions?
Legal Matters: Does a Tenant Have Any Remedies when the Minimum Standards Are Amended and Compliance is Impossible or Impracticable?
Contracts 101: A Brief Field Guide for the Uninitiated
Use the Power of Data to Keep Runways Clear During Winter Weather
Product Profile: There's Snow Business Like Snow Business
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