Aviation

Airport’s ‘snow rodeo’ won’t have the white stuff or horses

A giant snow blower clears snow on a taxiway at the former Mid-Continent Airport in 2014. Wichita Eisenhower National Airport crews will be practicing snow removal Tuesday morning at the airport.
A giant snow blower clears snow on a taxiway at the former Mid-Continent Airport in 2014. Wichita Eisenhower National Airport crews will be practicing snow removal Tuesday morning at the airport. File photo

If you’re traveling to or from Wichita Eisenhower National Airport Tuesday morning and see a bunch of large, unusual-looking yellow trucks on its runways, don’t be alarmed.

Crews are participating in the airport’s annual “snow rodeo,” where they’ll practice the procedures they’ll follow when the white stuff blankets Eisenhower’s runways later this season.

Airport officials said the exercise will last until noon, but it won’t affect arriving or departing aircraft.

Jerry Siebenmark: 316-268-6576, @jsiebenmark

This story was originally published October 31, 2017 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Airport’s ‘snow rodeo’ won’t have the white stuff or horses."

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