Winter Operations at ABRSouth Dakota Airports Conference March 27-28, 2019

Pre-Season Actions – Airport Preparation Staffing

• ABR Operations and Maintenance department includes;• Airport Operations and Maintenance Specialists – 4 FT employees• Airport Operations and Maintenance Specialists – 4 PT employees• Airport Terminal Custodian – 1 FT Employee• Airport Operations and Maintenance Manager – Mark Hanley• Airport Administrative Assistant – Rhea Ketterling• Transportation Director – Rich Krokel

Pre-Season Actions – Airport Preparation

• Conduct a pre-season meeting, generally in September, with airport Operations and Maintenance staff. Discussion includes;

• Equipment inventory.• Materials inventory.• Previous years successes and fails.• Repair needs.• Budget.• Staffing.• Any other topics that may arise.

Pre-Season Actions – Airport Preparation

• Personnel Training.• All airport operations and maintenance staff receive annual,

recurrent snow removal training. Training is conducted by the Transportation Director and the Operations and Maintenance Manager.

• Self Inspection Part 139.327• Ground Vehicles Part 139.329, AC 150/5210-20• Airport Condition Reporting Part 139.339 AC 150/5200-28D• Airport Field Condition Assessments and Winter Operations Safety AC

150/5200-30D

Pre-Season Actions - Training

• All employees are trained in compliance with Part .139• All employees participate in monthly NOTAM Manager conference

calls.• All FT and most PT staff are trained in equipment operations so

that anyone can operate any piece of to be more efficient at snow removal.

Pre-Season Actions - Training – (continued)

• Pre-season SICP meetings with staff.• Re-training staff on equipment operation.• Re-training staff on procedures;

• Flow rates and proper application of liquid and solid deicing compounds.• Methods of plowing, sweeping and blowing snow.• Review of last season’s successes and areas for improvement.• Monitoring WX conditions through assorted apps and radars.

Pre-Season Actions – Snow and Ice Control Committee (SICC) Meetings

• SICP meetings are conducted pre- and post-season.• Airport Staff, FBO’s, Pilots, Airline Manager, ARFF Officers and other

interested parties.• Topics of discussion include;

• Airport Priority I, II, and remaining areas for snow removal operations.• Clearing operations and follow-up airfield condition assessments.• Potential for pilot/vehicular runway incursions or incidents.• Staff requirements.• Communication between Airport and FBO’s with regard to scheduled flights.• RCAM and the NOTAM Manager system. Most tenants get the email notification

unless they opt out.

Snow Removal Operations

Snow Removal Operations (continued)

• Because each WX event is different, planning between TD and AOMM occurs to determine shifts and staffing needs.

• AOMM schedules and runs crews as needed.• Communication via texting.• Generally crews are 0200-1400, 1400-0200.• Three man crews, sometimes four.

Snow Removal Operations (continued)

• ABR is divided into three areas of snow removal priority;• Priority 1 surfaces include;

• RWY 13/31• TWY D• TWY B• ARFF Station access road• GA Ramp (partial)• Terminal (A/C) Ramp

Snow Removal Operations (continued)

• Priority 2 surfaces include;• RWY 17/35• TWY C, East of RWY 13/31• TWY C, Parallel to RWY 17/35• Remaining GA Apron, Tie-down area

Snow Removal Operations (continued)

• Remaining areas include;• Private hangar taxilanes• GA access road• Terminal access road• Parking lots• Fuel farm area and highway access

Snow Removal Operations (continued)

• Monitoring of the airfield for the duration of the event.• Frequently updating NOTAM’s through rapidly changing conditions

and at a minimum of every four hours when WX conditions subside.

• Post event monitoring and dealing with conditions as they arise.

Snow Removal Operations (continued)

• Snow Removal Equipment;• 2018 John Deere 1585 tractor w/ 6 ft broom - 1• 2017 MB5 Multi Function Truck – 2• 2017 Solid deicing pellet spreader - 1• 2010 Heitman Sno-Dozer box pusher for wheel loader - 1• 2008 Bobcat S220 – 2 w/ 10ft snow buckets, Bobcat blower, Bobcat broom• 2006 Volvo Motorgrader, 16ft moldboard, 12ft sidewing – 1• 2004 Wildcat snowblower (for wheel loader) -1• 2003 Komatsu wheel loader w/ 3yd bucket - 1• 2001 International truck w Tyler deicing tank, pump, 50 ft sectional booms• 1999 International truck w 10yd sand hopper and spreader -1• 1996 Oshkosh snowblower

Equipment Photos

One of two MB-5 multi-function

trucks at the MB Companies

factory in Chilton WI

Equipment Photos

International truck chassis

with Tyler deicing

equipment

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Wind-rowing and blowing the runway

Equipment Photos

Wind-rowing and blowing the runway

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Volvo motor grader and

Oshkosh blower

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MB-5 plowing, sweeping and

blowing crumbs

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Scraping ice off of the runway

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Oshkosh blower

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Team ABR

Winter Operations at ABR

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