The Balchen/Post Award
At the 51st Annual International Aviation Snow Symposium on April 24th, 2017 in Buffalo, NY; awards were presented to the “Snow Crews” of the airports in the Snow Belt for their dedicated efforts in maintaining their airports in safe and operational status during the 2016 – 2017 winter season. This is the 41st consecutive year that such awards have been presented. All categories of airports – Commercial, General Aviation and Military - compete for these awards. NEC/AAAE President James G. Walsh, A.A.E., remarked "The Northeast Chapter is grateful for all of the submissions this year. I want to congratulate those airport operators and military airfields who earned the prestigious Balchen/Post Award."
Applications are submitted by the airport operators on behalf of the local work force in recognition of their efforts in keeping the airports operationally safe at all times. Recommendations for selection may come from the users of airports, airlines, pilots, general aviation, the military and the entire aviation community. In addition, the members of the Awards Selection Committee provide feedback from their own organizations as to the performance of competing airports.
The 2016 – 2017 awards were presented to the following airports:
Large Commercial (Over 200,000 operations per year)
Winner:
Honorable Mention:
Medium Commercial (100,000 to 200,000 operations per year)
Winner:
Honorable Mention:
Small Commercial (Less than 100,000 operations per year)
Winner:
Honorable Mention:
Large General Aviation (Over 50,000 operations per year)
Winner:
Honorable Mention:
Small General Aviation (Less than 50,000 operations per year)
Winner:
Honorable Mention:
Military Airport
Winner:
Honorable Mention:
2022 Charlotte Douglas International Airport Report of Achievement
Giving back to the community is central to what Charlotte Douglas International Airport and its operator, the City of Charlotte Aviation Department, is about, and last year was no different.
Throughout 2022, while recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, we continued our efforts to have a positive impact on the Charlotte community. Of particular note, we spent the year sharing stories of how Connections Don't Just Happen at the Terminal - from creating homeownership and employment opportunities to supporting economic growth through small-business development and offering outreach programs to help residents understand the Airport better.
This whitepaper highlights the construction projects, initiatives, programs and events that validate Charlotte Douglas as a premier airport.
Download the whitepaper: 2022 Charlotte Douglas International Airport Report of Achievement.