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Airport keeps runways clear with massive snow plow

Posted at 11:46 AM, Jan 04, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-04 11:46:20-05

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - All this snowfall has made for a busy time for maintenance crews at Gerald R. Ford International Airport.

12-person teams work day and night keeping the runways clean using a massive snow plow.

The teams also go through a tremendous amount of heated sand and deicing liquid to help keep friction on the runways.