Sir,
Hello, my name is Darin Wheat. I am a student at Embry Riddle
Aeronautical University while serving active duty in the Air Force. The
class I'm in has a project to build an airport from an airport
manager's perspective and I've been tasked to find out the cost of snow
removal equipment. Our airport has two 12,000 ft. runways. Can you give
me the cost of a plow and blower, as well as a rough idea of how many
pieces of each item we'll need? Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Darin Wheat
Hi
Darin,
Runway Sweeper $300,000 to $400,000
Snowblower
$150,000 to $300,000
Airport
20' Plow and Push Unit $200,000
Truck
with 12' Snowplow $155,000
20'
Ramp Plow for Wheel Loader $20,000
Wheel
Loader $225,000
Snow
melter capable of recovering wing deicers $300,000
I
do not know the cost of wing deicers or bulk ice melters for the
runways. Hey, on the second half of your question, it would depend on
how busy
your airport is. The more flights the less time there is to remove
snow. It is
common to shut down one runway at a time for clearing, but as you see
so well illistrated by a recent plane crash, that it is best not to
have any equipment on any runwaywhile planes are taking off or landing.
Mr. Plow
