Jyrki Pulkkinen

chief of Airport maintenance Helsinki

Helsinki Airport – maintenance perspective

Smooth and hasslefree travelling via Helsinki Airport

Mission is to guarantee sufficiently good conditions for safe operations in the airport area and offer good passenger experiences to single passengers at a well-kept airport.

Size: 18 sqkmManouvering Area 250 + 250 ha5 ILS AreasApron area: 105 haLandside: 100 haParking spots ~12000Vehicles to maintain: ~250Forest: 200 ha

Helsinki Airport – maintenance perspective

Airfield Maintenance

Total personnel 120Seasonal workers 40

Contractor personnel 35

5+402+14 3+37 1+8 1

6-22 24/7 6-22 6-22 8-16

Operations, average day

One runway (36)

Two runways (64)

Efficient Winter Performance

Operational capabilities

Whole year prosess

July - September

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November - April

April - May

May

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Personnel vs. Operations (Flexible)

Helsinki Virtual Snow Desk

Airfield Maintenance Operation center

Apron management

ATC

Handling companies

Contractors

Airlines

Finnish Meterological Institute

Weather

Active Communication

Weather observation

• Actions with in 24 h • Actions with in 8 h • Actions with in 1 h• Actions during bad weather

WarningWarning and getting resourses (contractors)Get resourses (stand by personnel) and activities planningExecution, execution, execution

Runway conditions observation

Winter Maintenance – main idea

• Safety is paramount• Do as much as possible with same

amount of time• Concentrate power• Communication and co-operation• KIS

Winter Maintenance – use of patterns

• Analyse AOR• Plan (with a

clock)• Concentrate• Leadership• Co-operation• Interactively

Have a playbook for any situation

Winter Maintenance – main idea

• Analyse AOR• Use of contractors• Concentrate• Leadership• Co-operation• Interactively

Have a playbook for any situation

• Special equipment for Manoeuvring Area– Fastness and broadness are important.

• Special equipment for Apron Area– Easy access to narrow places is essential.

• Special equipment for Land side– Easy access to low and narrow spaces

(pavements, cycle paths, parking houses)

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Equipments

• PSB5500 sweepers• high power snow blowers• combispreaders• friction tester vehicles• ILS-area snow blowers• graders, wheel loaders• trucks, cars• Equipment for Apron Area and Land side are used when

applicable

Special equipment for Manoeuvring Area

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Special equipment for Apron Area

• sweepers for apron area• SB sweepers• wheel loaders, graders• spreaders for chemical, -

sand• front sweeper• suction sweepers• snow blowers

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Statistics 2009 - 2010

• Total amount of snow fall 188 cm• Largest amount of snow on ground ~70 cm• 10 cm snow on apron area = 105 000 m3 = 7000 truckloads• 10 cm snow on manoeuvring area = 250 000 m3

So 188 cm means...• On aprons = 2 milj m3 = 131 000 truckloads• On manoeuvring area = 4,7 milj m3

Helsinki Airport / Airfield MaintenanceJyrki Pulkkinen

jyrki.pulkkinen@finavia.fiwww.finavia.fi

• November – February snow aprox 180 cm

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Statistics 2010 - 2011

Snow depth Helsinki Airport

• November – February snow aprox 180 cm

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Statistics 2010 - 2011

Thank You

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