Pittsburgh International ranks No. 4 on "Safest Airport' List

Travel Leisure magazine has given the Pittsburgh International Airport's snow and ice removal systems a safety nod.

The publication earlier this month named Pittsburgh International the fourth safest airport in the country. The magazine calculated data from the 35 busiest commercial airports in the United States that had the fewest and least severe runway incidents from 2006 to 2010.

The top-15 airports on the list had no life-threatening incidents during the four-year period. Pittsburgh International reported six safety incidents since 2006, according to the magazine.

The magazine praised the aiport's state-of-the-art winter operations systems, which include front and rear de-icing teams, runway sensors that relay real-time snow and ice conditions, and radio communications between crews and the Federal Aviation Administration.

Pittsburgh International edged out New York's LaGuardia, Washington's Ronald Reagan, and Minneapolis-St. Paul airports on the list.

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport posted the top safety statistics, according to Travel Leisure.