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Airfield Maintenance 

Airfield Maintenance is located on the east side of the Airport. The department is composed of 7 employees with at least one on call at all times. All Airfield Maintenance employees are on call during the winter season to keep the runways clear and ready for use.   

Airfield Maintenance is responsible for maintaining all Airport property with the exception of the buildings.  This includes 9250 acres of grass, 1,076,000 square yards of concrete, 738,000 square yards of asphalt, 27 miles of fence, the runway and taxiway lighting system and surface-sensing equipment.   

Two 20-foot Batwing Bush-Hog mowers on Ford tractors and one 15-foot Batwing Bush-Hog mower on a Case tractor are used to mow the grass inside and outside the perimeter fence.  Two Walter snowplows with v-box spreaders, two Walter snow blowers and one 20-foot Kodiak snow broom are used for snow removal. 

Building Maintenance 

Building Maintenance is comprised of both maintenance and custodial staff. The maintenance staff consists of a lead mechanic, electrician, electronics technician, and three mechanics. They maintain the terminal, including the heating and cooling system, jet bridges, baggage conveyor systems, security monitoring system, plumbing, electrical installations, and the general upkeep of the Airport. Some buildings found on the East as well as the West Port are part of the Facility Maintenance Department’s responsibility.

Additional areas include a few buildings on the Eastport and Westport including the Silent Wings Museum (SWM), the parking facilities with its four gatehouses and numerous gate arms. Maintaining some of the access controlled gates on the perimeter fence line also falls under this Department’s jurisdiction. During winter operations all snow removal in front of the terminal is a major priority.

The custodial staff is comprised of a lead custodian, that oversees seven additional, is responsible for keeping the terminal’s main lobby, ticket counter space, boarding areas, restrooms, jet bridges and offices neat and clean.

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5401 N. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Lubbock, Texas, USA 79403
(806) 775-2044