Detergent Rubber Removal That Protects Your Airfield’s Pavement
Avion lets you use equipment you already own; it’s safe for the environment and employees, and saves you money at just pennies per square foot
Step 1: Apply
Step 2: Scrub
Step 3: Rinse
Step 4: Fly Safe
Avion By The Numbers
Avion has been the go-to solution to effectively clean airfield surfaces for decades. The formula was purpose built to prevent damage to pavement surface texture, striping, and joint seals. It is made of 100% EPA cleangredients, meaning its also safe for your staff and the ecosystem without compromising effectiveness.
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Effectiveness In A Single Use
Effectiveness Compared To Other Detergents
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Industry Leading Safety
Safe For Personnel
Avion contains no 2-butoxyethanol: a hazardous chemical that can hurt staff working with it. Our formula ensures that your employees go home in the same condition that they came to work.
Safe For The Ecosystem
Avion is free of alkyl and nonyl phenols (APEs) and terpenes—chemicals that can disrupt wildlife development—ensuring the ecosystem around your airfield is protected from harm.
Safe On Pavement
This image shows pavement polishing caused by harmful cleaning techniques and routine wear. Avion avoids harsh chemicals, preserving equipment and protecting runway pavement surface, joint seals, striping, and lighting.
User Friendly
Use Common Equipment
Avion works with snow brooms, spray rigs, and water trucks; equipment most airports already have on hand. There’s no need for a big up-front investment in expensive equipment when working with Avion.
Cost Effective
Avion costs just pennies per square foot of rubber removed. The low barrier to entry makes it an ideal rubber removal solution for airports with fledgling commercial operations that only need to conduct rubber removal a few times a year.
Works With Small Teams
Avion can be effectively used to clean rubber with a crew of just four people. Keep the rest of your staff working on other projects alongside rubber removal operations. Even better, teams can train for rubber removal in the off-season by conduction snow removal.
Formulas
Products For Any Circumstance
Avion50 NexGen
Avion50 NexGen was introduced in the early 2010’s to improve the sustainability of the original formula, while improving compatibility in arid environments. The detergent requires less water to rinse off of the runway and is made up of 100% EPA cleangredients. The alkalinity is less than Avion50 Legacy, but does not compromise on the performance customers expect.
Avion50 Legacy
Avion50 Legacy is our original formula, trusted by the US Air Force and international airports for over 40 years. The detergent’s highly alkaline formulation reliably removes runway rubber, and is the go-to solution when it comes to effectiveness and non-destructive pavement surface cleaning. It is safe, easy to use, and twice as effective as competing formulas.
Avion21
Avion21 is Avion50 Legacy without the bells and whistles. This is our most affordable formula, but it also takes the longest to clean with. It is the ideal solution for smaller airports conducting infrequent rubber removal that have smaller budgets than larger hubs.
Testimonials
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