Recipients of this prestigious award are recognized by the chapter for outstanding achievements in airport snow and ice control.

Click here for 2010 award recipients.

The Balchen/Post Award is sponsored by the
Northeast Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives and is presented each year at the International Aviation Snow Symposium. To be considered, airports must either apply or be recommended for this award.

Submit your online application by clicking below and If you need any add'l information, Please contact:
Alex M. Kashani, A.A.E.
Chairman, Balchen/Post Award Committee
P.O. Box 3
Clarksville, MD 21029
Phone: (703) 572-7159
FAX: (703) 572-5718
E-mail: necaaae@gmail.com

PURPOSE OF THE AWARD
The purpose of this award is two-fold: to promote better snow and ice control, and to recognize those individuals responsible for outstanding performance.

THE AWARD
At the April 20, 2011 Awards Luncheon during the 2011 International Aviation Snow Symposium in Buffalo, New York, the six Balchen/Post Plaques was awarded to the employees of the airport that, in the judgment of the Award Selection Committee, has demonstrated excellence in the performance of snow and ice control.

The plaque will be retained permanently at the recipient airport. In addition a "master" plaque containing the names of all past recipients will be retained by the Symposium for display at appropriate aviation functions.

An online application for your airport should be submitted no later March 1, 2012. Visit the 2011-12 Balchen/Post Online Application.

AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE:

Alex M. Kashani, A.A.E.
Chairman

Roberto Albarracin
Air Line Pilots Association

Benny Benedyk
Department of Defense

Liam Connolly
Regional Airline Association

John Collins
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

Richard DeiTos
Metro Washington Airlines Committee

Jeffery Gilley
National Business Aviation Association

Bruce Landry
Federal Aviation Administration

Paul McGraw
Air Transport Association

AWARD CATEGORIES
There will be six awards--one in each of the following categories:

Commercial Airport-providing scheduled service and holding a Part 139 certificate (not a limited Part 139 certificate)
Large: Over 200,000 scheduled operations annually
Medium: 100,000-200,000 scheduled operations annually
Small: Less than 100,000 scheduled operations annually

General Aviation Airport-including limited Part 139 certificate airports.
Large: 50,000 or more total operations annually
Small: Less than 50,000 total operations annually

Military Airport

ELIGIBILITY
In establishing the Award it is with the realization there are many variables to be considered such as:

Type and size of airport
Type of snow and amount normally experienced
Temperature ranges
Other phenomena peculiar to a particular area

Due to these many variations, the matter of rating an airport becomes a factor of judgment rather than a mathematical or more precise methods of measurement.

The Award Selections Committee will be responsible for reviewing nominees for the award and making the final selection. The committee will consist of ten members, one each from the following organizations: International Aviation Snow Symposium, ALPA, AOPA, ATA, DOD, FAA, MWAC, NBAA, NEC/AAAE, and RAA.

CRITERIA
To be considered for an award, an airport may be recommended by a user or users of the airport, or make direct application. In either case the nomination form attached to this brochure should be used. In the selection process, the committee will give careful consideration to the following:

1. Degree of in-depth preparedness
   A. Snow and ice control plan
   B. Equipment readiness
   C. Personnel training
   D. Overall safety awareness
2. Effectiveness of snow and ice control program:
   A. Aeronautical areas
   1. Runways
   2. Taxiways
   3. Aprons
   4. Ramps
   5. Runway/taxiway lighting
   6. Signs
3. Timeliness and accuracy of communications during the snow and ice control effort with:
   A. The airlines
   B. General aviation
   C. The public
   D. The FAA
   E. Other airport users
4. Post-storm activity
   A. Clean-up
   B. Critique

IMPORTANT:
In each case, the committee will consider the size and activity of the airport that has been nominated or made application directly. In most cases, the size and activity of an airport has a direct bearing on the resources (manpower and equipment) available to combat snow and ice conditions. This will mean that the lower activity airports will not be judged by all the above criteria.