Overview
- Deutsche Bahn maintains about 10,330 kilometers of track and uses a 28-parameter system at roughly 17,000 rail points to generate forecasts up to eight days ahead for staffing and control decisions.
- More than 10,000 switches exist in Bavaria, including 8,140 with heaters, with around 14,200 personnel ready to manually clear and secure infrastructure during extreme weather.
- Munich Airport oversees approximately 5.6 million square meters of airside surfaces using 184 vehicles and over 600 workers, most sourced from regional agriculture and haulage firms.
- Airside clearing relies on ploughs, brushes and blowers, with salt and grit banned; Munich stocks about 750,000 liters of liquid agents plus sand and granulate, Nuremberg reports roughly 57,000 tons of surface de-icer, and spent aircraft de-icer is largely recycled.
- Aircraft de-icing is performed by specialized vehicles and typically takes roughly 8 to 45 minutes depending on conditions, since even thin frost can impair aerodynamics and must be removed before takeoff.