Qaqortoq Airport now has two Buffalo crash tenders, which are specially built fire and rescue vehicles for use in the event of aircraft incidents and other emergency situations in and around the airport. The vehicles are Rosenbauer Buffalo 6x6, built on a Scania P460 chassis.
– They are designed for rapid response on runways, but can also be used off-road if an incident occurs outside the airport area, says Stine Buur Hvistendahl, Brand Manager at Greenland Airports.
4800 liters of water per minute
The crash tenders are a central part of the airport's emergency response and are ready to respond to, among other things, plane accidents, standby during flight operations, and fires or other incidents within the airport area.
The vehicles are equipped with powerful water cannons and can deliver large amounts of water or foam to extinguish aircraft fires in a very short time.
One of the airport's crash tenders is also equipped with a FLIR infrared camera, which makes it possible to see heat sources and fire through smoke or darkness. This gives the driver a better overview during the response.
Throws snow 40 meters away
Qaqortoq Airport has also acquired a snow thrower, which is used to clear large amounts of snow from runways, taxiways and other areas at the airport, so that air traffic can be maintained safely in winter.
The machine is specially designed for airports and can effectively cut up snow and throw it far away from the runway or load it directly onto trucks if the snow needs to be removed from the area.
It works with a powerful two-stage snow thrower system, where a rotating drum first cuts the snow loose, after which a blower throws it away through an adjustable spout.
