Salt Lake City Department of Airports
Awards and Honors

• JD Power customer service ranking in the top 10 for many years.
• Salt Lake City International Airport was the most on-time airport in the nation for departures in 2005 and second for arrivals according to United States Department of Transportation annual statistics.
• DBE Advocate and Partner Award, FAA Northwest Mountain Region was presented to Paul Marshall in June 2005.  The award recognizes advocacy for disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE).
• Utah Pollution Prevention Association awarded the Airport with the 2004 Achievement Award in Pollution Prevention. This honor recognized the airport's water conservation program and its conversion of non-native grass and ornamental trees to native, drought tolerant vegetation.  Since 2001, over 12 acres have been converted to water conserving landscapes with a savings of 197 million gallons of water.
• Clear Air Promotion Award presented in 2004 by the Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition.  The award recognized the airport for contributing significantly to clean air through its promotion and/or use of natural gas vehicles.  The airport's transportation team was awarded for its eleven-year (now thirteen) history as a clean air fleet and for being one of the few operators of large buses in the country utilizing 100% compressed natural gas (CNG).
• Airport Revenue News awards:
  -  Best Concessions Management Team in the medium hub
     airport category
  -  Best Customer Service Airport-wide (2^nd place)
  -  Airport with the Best Overall Concessions Program (3^rd
     place)
  -  Best Redeveloped Concessions Program (2003)
• Excellence in Paving Awards from the Utah Chapter of the American Concrete Paving Association and the Utah Department of Transportation in recognition of the high quality of engineering performed on the Taxiways M and H Reconstruction projects.
• The Airport's four canine explosive detection teams at Salt Lake City International Airport completed their annual certification evaluations with the highest collective scores ever achieved in the history of the program.
• The Utah Office of Tourism named the Salt Lake City Department of Airports a winner in three categories in its inaugural Utah Tourism Advertising and Marketing Contest.  The airport was recognized for its newsletter, billboard campaign and bus signs.  The contest celebrates excellence in Utah-related tourism advertising, marketing and promotion.
• The Recycling Coalition of Utah presented the Salt Lake City Department of Airports with an award for the Local Government Recycling program of the year.  The award is given to individuals and organizations that are creative and passionate about recycling in Utah.
• The airport's print advertising campaign was given high honors in the Airport Council International-North America's Excellence in Airport Marketing and Communications Awards contest.
• The Aviation Committee of the Illuminating engineering Society of North America – 1996 Air Carrier Lighting Award for enhancement of general aviation airport safety based on superior achievement through excellence of design, construction, and inspection.
• Balken - Post award for Outstanding Performance in Snow and Ice Removal.  The airport has won this award five times: 1979/80, 1982/83, 1984/85, 1988/89 and 1994/95.
• International Facilities Management Association, Airport Facilities Council, second place award for Airport Facilities management Excellence in 2007.