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... 1 Winter weather has the potential to disrupt operations at airports of all sizes; a particularly harsh 2013–2014 winter season across the United States again illustrated the importance of preparing for, operating during, and recovering from severe winter events. Inadequate investment in preparation for these types of events can result in potentially serious safety issues or frequent airport closures.
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... 2 A Guidebook for Airport Winter Operations highlighted throughout this guidebook. However, none specifically addresses how to achieve this objective.
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... Introduction 3 the concepts presented therein. However, Chapters 2 through 5 establish the foundation for a strong winter operations program and should not be overlooked.
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... 4 A Guidebook for Airport Winter Operations The chapter also describes the need to establish threshold winter-event conditions that define the expectations of the airport operator and its stakeholders, and that will be used to set performance targets. 1.2.2 Strategy and Tactic Implementation Chapters 8 through 11 Chapter 8 presents the best practices related to winter operations in general accordance with the contents of AC 150/5200-30C, Chapter 1, "Introduction." Chapter 9 presents best practices related to the contents of AC 150/5200-30C, Chapter 2, "Snow and Ice Control Plan." Chapter 10 presents best practices related to the contents of AC 150/5200-30C, Chapter 3, "Snow Clearing Operations and Preventive Measures," and Chapter 4, "Snow Clearing Operations and Ice Prevention." Chapter 11 concludes the presentation of best practices by presenting those related to the contents of AC 150/5200-30C, Chapter 5, "Runway Surface Assessment and Reporting." 1.2.3 Performance Evaluation Chapter 12 Chapter 12 presents a structured and systematic winter operations performance evaluation process that relies upon documented performance measurement data.
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... Introduction 5 Readers should be aware that because the guidebook's focus is on best practices, standard industry practices associated with winter operations were typically not included. Therefore, this guidebook should not be considered to be a comprehensive reference document on airport winter operation practices or associated regulatory requirements.

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