Airside Snow Removal Practices for Small Airports with Limited Budgets (2015) / Chapter Skim
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19 This section addresses the procurement or acquisition of snow removal equipment, equipment currently used and preferred, the type and age of SRE being used at the surveyed airports, and the need for storage shelters and weather protection. TYPE OF EQUIPMENT Guidance from the FAA is intended to have the airport operator maintain its runways and taxiways in a "no worse than wet" condition during inclement weather (AC150/5200-30C 2008)
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20 The heavy wet snow is also difficult for the plow to move. A snowblower is better able to remove the heavy snow or snowbanks (Figure 8)
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21 FIGURE 6 Typical snowplow vehicle with front blade, bat wing plow, and sand spreader. Photo credit: G
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22 Table 16 provides a list of the different vehicles and equipment in use at the surveyed airports. Interpretations were made of some of the descriptions used by the respondents to assist in grouping the responses.
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23 Vehicle/Equipment Basic Local Regional Reliever NP COMM SVC TOTAL Large truck w/plow 2 12 6 8 43 Plow w/sander unit -- 3 -- -- -- 3 Plow attachment -- 2 1 8 -- 11 Pick-up w/plow 3 14 8 4 2 31 Ramp plow -- 1 -- -- -- 1 Large blower 1 13 1 -- 2 17 Blower attachment 3 5 3 3 1 13 Tractor -- 3 -- -- -- 3 Tractor w/bucket -- 2 -- -- -- 2 Tractor w/plow 2 5 4 2 2 15 Tractor w/blower 1 1 1 2 2 7 Tractor w/broom -- 1 -- -- -- 1 Bulldozer -- 2 1 2 -- 5 Grader 1 1 1 1 -- 4 Loader 2 16 6 7 1 32 Bucket attachment -- 2 -- -- -- 2 Loader w/plow -- 1 -- -- -- 3 Push box attachment -- 3 -- -- -- 1 Sweeper/broom 2 4 6 4 -- 16 Large truck w/broom -- 3 -- -- -- 3 Broom w/air -- -- 2 -- -- 2 Snowcat w/tiller -- 1 -- -- -- 1 Sand truck -- 1 -- -- 1 2 Dump truck -- 4 -- -- -- 4 Backhoe -- -- 2 -- -- 2 De-icer sprayer -- -- 1 -- 1 Total 17 103 49 39 19 227 -- = no data. Source: SMQ Airport Services.
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24 When asked what pieces of snow removal equipment, changes in policies or procedures, or other action would help improve snow removal operations, airports in the basic category focused on the need for equipment, in particular snowblowers (three of six airports)
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25 Note: SRE total is 17. Source: SMQ Airport Services.
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26 struck a stormwater grate on the apron and broke two feet of the steel blade and moldboard attachment. The airport budget was not able to accommodate repairs or a new moldboard, thus making snow removal more difficult.
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27 In Alaska, where gravel runways prevail at rural airports, the practice is to compact the snow using a drag plate, roller, or vehicle. The snow removal operator is then instructed to raise the blade 1 to 1.5 inches above the gravel surface.
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