List of airports in Antarctica
This is an alphabetical list of airports in Antarctica, including airstrips, heliports and skiways (snow runways[1]).
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List
Airport name Type | Country | ICAO code | IATA code | Other code | Location | Coordinates | Runway(s): Direction Length Surface |
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Arctowski Heliport[2] | Poland | AG11177 | King George Island | 62°09′34″S 58°28′23″W / 62.15941°S 58.47293°W / -62.15941; -58.47293 | Concrete | ||
Belgrano II Skiway[3] | Argentina | SAYB | Bertrab Nunatak | 64°58′32″S 60°04′17″W / 64.975659°S 60.071501°W / -64.975659; -60.071501 | 6,560 feet (2,000 m) Ice | ||
Bharati Heliport | India | Larsemann Hills | 69°24′24″S 76°11′36″E / 69.406770°S 76.193429°E / -69.406770; 76.193429 | Concrete | |||
Boulder Clay Runway[4][5] (serving Zucchelli) | Italy | AQBC[6] | Terra Nova Bay | 74°44′24″S 164°02′14″E / 74.740059°S 164.037335°E / -74.740059; 164.037335 | 02/20 7,218 feet (2,200 m) Gravel | ||
Browning Pass Skiway[7] | Italy | AT02 | Terra Nova Bay | 74°37′21″S 163°54′58″E / 74.622563°S 163.916242°E / -74.622563; 163.916242 | 02/20 3,010 feet (920 m) Ice | ||
Byrd Surface Skiway | United States | Marie Byrd Land | 80°01′01″S 119°35′06″W / 80.016933°S 119.584944°W / -80.016933; -119.584944 | 10,940 feet (3,330 m) Ice | |||
Carlini Airstrip[8] | Argentina | SAYJ | Potter Cove | 62°14′18″S 58°40′00″W / 62.2383003°S 58.666599°W / -62.2383003; -58.666599 | 1,312 feet (400 m) Gravel | ||
Casey Station Skiway (serving Casey) | Australia | YCSK | Budd Coast Wilkes Land | 66°17′17″S 110°45′27″E / 66.288015°S 110.757578°E / -66.288015; 110.757578 | 9/27 6,547 feet (1,996 m) Ice | ||
Concordia Skiway[9] | France Italy | AT03 | Antarctic Plateau | 75°06′12″S 123°21′30″E / 75.103278°S 123.358250°E / -75.103278; 123.358250 | 01/19 6,560 feet (2,000 m) Ice | ||
D10 Skiway (serving Dumont d'Urville Station)[10] | France | AT04 | Cape Géodésie | 66°40′05″S 139°49′11″E / 66.668000°S 139.819667°E / -66.668000; 139.819667 | 10/28 4,265 feet (1,300 m) Ice | ||
D85 Skiway[11] | France | AT05 | Adélie Land | 70°25′30″S 134°08′45″E / 70.425°S 134.145833°E / -70.425; 134.145833 | 9/27 9,345 feet (2,848 m) Ice | ||
Davis Plateau Skiway[12] (serving Davis) | Australia | QAD[13] | AT07 | Princess Elizabeth Land | 68°28′11″S 78°47′27″E / 68.469639°S 78.790889°E / -68.469639; 78.790889 | 17/35 317 feet (97 m) Ice | |
Davis Sea Ice Skiway (serving Davis) | Australia | Princess Elizabeth Land | 68°33′53″S 77°57′54″E / 68.564667°S 77.964972°E / -68.564667; 77.964972 | 317 feet (97 m) Ice | |||
Dome Fuji Skiway | Japan | Queen Maud Land | 77°19′00″S 39°42′00″E / 77.316667°S 39.700000°E / -77.316667; 39.700000 | 3,937 feet (1,200 m) Ice | |||
Drúzhnaya 4 [ru] Skiway | Russia | Princess Elizabeth Land | 69°44′16″S 73°44′00″E / 69.737894°S 73.733342°E / -69.737894; 73.733342 | 6,562 feet (2,000 m) Ice | |||
Enigma Lake Skiway[14] (serving Mario Zucchelli) | Italy | AT09 | Terra Nova Bay | 74°43′08″S 164°01′46″E / 74.718921°S 164.029558°E / -74.718921; 164.029558 | 18/36 2,376 feet (724 m) Ice | ||
Esperanza Airstrip[15] | Argentina | SAYE | King George Island | 63°24′00″S 56°59′00″W / 63.400002°S 56.983299°W / -63.400002; -56.983299 | 1,640 feet (500 m) Gravel | ||
Ferraz Heliport[16] | Brazil | AG11178 | King George Island | 62°05′09″S 58°23′29″W / 62.0857°S 58.3915°W / -62.0857; -58.3915 | 6,560 feet (2,000 m) | ||
Fossil Bluff Skiway[17] | United Kingdom | AT10 | George VI Sound | 71°19′46″S 68°16′01″W / 71.329333°S 68.267°W / -71.329333; -68.267 | 17/35 3,960 feet (1,210 m) Snow | ||
Halley Skiway[18] | United Kingdom | EGAH | AT11 | Brunt Ice Shelf | 75°34′54″S 26°32′28″W / 75.581667°S 26.541167°W / -75.581667; -26.541167 | 09/27 1,191 feet (363 m) Snow | |
Jack F. Paulus Skiway[19] (serving Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station) | United States | NZSP | South Pole | 89°59′51″S 139°16′22″E / 89.9975°S 139.272778°E / -89.9975; 139.272778 | 02/20 12,000 feet (3,700 m) Snow | ||
Kohnen Skiway[20] | Germany | AT12 | Queen Maud Land | 75°00′07″S 0°04′00″E / 75.001912°S 0.066620°E / -75.001912; 0.066620 | 17/35 6,560 feet (2,000 m) Ice | ||
Kunlun Skiway | China | East Antarctica | 80°25′02″S 77°06′58″E / 80.417139°S 77.116111°E / -80.417139; 77.116111 | 10,236 feet (3,120 m) Ice | |||
Machu Picchu Heliport[21] | Peru | AG11179 | King George Island | 62°05′28″S 58°28′16″W / 62.091230°S 58.471047°W / -62.091230; -58.471047 | Concrete | ||
Maitri Helipad | India | Schirmacher Oasis | 70°46′00″S 11°43′55″E / 70.766667°S 11.731944°E / -70.766667; 11.731944 | Concrete | |||
Marambio Airport[22] | Argentina | SAWB | QAB[23] | Seymour Island | 64°14′21″S 56°37′48″W / 64.239205°S 56.630074°W / -64.239205; -56.630074 | 05/23 4,134 feet (1,260 m) Gravel | |
Marble Point Heliport[24] Refuelling station | United States | GC0079 | Victoria Land | 77°24′47″S 163°40′44″E / 77.413055°S 163.678889°E / -77.413055; 163.678889 | Gravel | ||
Matienzo Skiway[25] | Argentina | SAWZ | BTM | Larsen Nunatak | 64°58′32″S 60°04′17″W / 64.975659°S 60.071501°W / -64.975659; -60.071501 | 4,920 feet (1,500 m) Sea Ice | |
Mawson Plateau Skiway[26] | Australia | Mac. Robertson Land | 67°43′09″S 62°49′26″E / 67.719133°S 62.82395°E / -67.719133; 62.82395 | Variable Ice | |||
Mawson Sea Ice Skiway[26] | Australia | Mac. Robertson Land | 67°36′03″S 62°49′58″E / 67.600833°S 62.832783°E / -67.600833; 62.832783 | Variable Sea Ice | |||
McMurdo Ice Runway[27] (serving McMurdo Station and Scott Base) | United States New Zealand | NZIR | QAI | Ross Island | 77°51′14″S 166°28′07″E / 77.853889°S 166.468611°E / -77.853889; 166.468611 | 11/29 9,979 feet (3,042 m) Ice 16/34 9,979 feet (3,042 m) Ice | |
Mid Point Skiway[28] | Italy | AT14 | East Antarctic Ice Sheet | 75°32′28″S 145°49′18″E / 75.541095°S 145.821672°E / -75.541095; 145.821672 | 01/19 3,960 feet (1,210 m) Ice | ||
Molodezhnaya Ice Runway[29] | Russia | AT15 | Thala Hills | 67°40′58″S 46°08′05″E / 67.682833°S 46.134667°E / -67.682833; 46.134667 | 10/28 8,395 feet (2,559 m) Ice | ||
Neumayer III Skiway[30] | Germany | QAN[31] | AT16 | Ekstrom Ice Shelf | 70°38′07″S 8°15′49″W / 70.635205°S 8.263539°W / -70.635205; -8.263539 | 15/33 3,326 feet (1,014 m) Ice | |
Novo Runway (serving Novolazarevskaya and Maitri) | Russia India | QAO[32] | AT17 | Queen Maud Land | 70°49′17″S 11°38′36″E / 70.821517°S 11.643345°E / -70.821517; 11.643345 | 10/28 10,824 feet (3,299 m) Blue Ice | |
O'Higgins Skiway (serving General Bernardo O'Higgins) | Chile | SCBO | Prime Head | 63°20′34″S 57°49′23″W / 63.342759°S 57.823152°W / -63.342759; -57.823152 | 2,625 feet (800 m) Ice | ||
Odell Glacier Skiway[33] | United States | AT18 | Odell Glacier | 76°39′00″S 159°58′00″E / 76.65°S 159.966667°E / -76.65; 159.966667} | 18/36 5,914 feet (1,803 m) Ice | ||
Orcadas Heliport[34] | Argentina | SAYO | Laurie Island | 60°44′17″S 44°44′16″W / 60.737963°S 44.737891°W / -60.737963; -44.737891 | |||
Palmer Skiway[35] | United States | NZ12 | NZ0B AG11180 | Anvers Island | 64°46′28″S 64°02′09″W / 64.774582°S 64.035907°W / -64.774582; -64.035907 | 01/19 2,500 feet (760 m) Snow | |
Patriot Hills Blue-Ice Runway | United States | SCPZ | Ellsworth Mountains | 80°18′53″S 81°22′29″W / 80.314861°S 81.374833°W / -80.314861; -81.374833 | 24M 3,281 feet (1,000 m) Ice | ||
Pegasus Field[36] (serving McMurdo Station and Scott Base) | United States New Zealand | NZPG | Ross Island | 77°58′28″S 166°31′40″E / 77.974528°S 166.527861°E / -77.974528; 166.527861 | 15/33 10,000 feet (3,000 m) Ice 08/26 10,000 feet (3,000 m) Ice (skiway)[37] | ||
Perseus Airstrip (serving Princess Elisabeth Antarctica) | Belgium | Queen Maud Land | 71°25′42″S 23°33′57″E / 71.428333°S 23.565833°E / -71.428333; 23.565833 | 10/28 9,840 feet (3,000 m) Blue Ice | |||
Petrel Skiway[38] | Argentina | SA47 | Dundee Island | 63°28′44″S 56°13′53″W / 63.478971°S 56.231277°W / -63.478971; -56.231277 | 08/26 3,485 feet (1,062 m) Ice | ||
Phoenix Airfield[39] (serving McMurdo Station and Scott Base) | United States New Zealand | NZFX | QAX[40] | Ross Island | 77°57′23″S 166°46′00″E / 77.956271°S 166.766750°E / -77.956271; 166.766750 | 15/33 11,000 feet (3,400 m) Compacted Snow | |
Plateau Station Skiway[41] | United States | AT20 | Queen Maud Land | 79°15′03″S 40°33′38″E / 79.250806°S 40.560417°E / -79.250806; 40.560417 | 18/36 11,458 feet (3,492 m) Ice | ||
Plog Island Skiway (serving Davis) | Australia | Plog Island | 68°32′04″S 78°00′22″E / 68.534307°S 78.006152°E / -68.534307; 78.006152 | (variable) Ice | |||
Primavera Heliport | Argentina | Cierva Cove | 64°09′24″S 60°57′12″W / 64.156597°S 60.953444°W / -64.156597; -60.953444 | Concrete | |||
Princess Elisabeth Skiway | Belgium | QAP[42] | AT99 | Utsteinen Nunatak | 71°57′27″S 23°13′12″E / 71.957375°S 23.220126°E / -71.957375; 23.220126 | 4,650 feet (1,420 m) Blue Ice | |
Progress Skiway | Russia | Larsemann Hills | 69°25′51″S 76°19′55″E / 69.430723°S 76.331940°E / -69.430723; 76.331940 | 4,920 feet (1,500 m) Ice | |||
Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport (serving Eduardo Frei) | Chile | SCRM | TNM | King George Island | 62°11′27″S 58°59′12″W / 62.190833°S 58.986667°W / -62.190833; -58.986667 | 11/29 4,232 feet (1,290 m) Gravel | |
Rothera Air Facility[43] | United Kingdom | EGAR | QAR[44] | AT01 | Rothera Point Adelaide Island | 67°34′04″S 68°07′39″W / 67.567778°S 68.127389°W / -67.567778; -68.127389 | 18/36 2,851 feet (869 m) Gravel |
Rumdoodle Skiway (serving Mawson) | Australia | AT21 | Mac. Robertson Land | 67°45′13″S 62°45′58″E / 67.753711°S 62.766122°E / -67.753711; 62.766122 | 17/35 1,320 feet (400 m) Ice | ||
S17 Skiway | Japan | Enderby Land | 69°01′41″S 40°05′33″E / 69.02807608°S 40.09244947°E / -69.02807608; 40.09244947 | 4,000 feet (1,200 m) Ice | |||
San Martín Airstrip[45] | Argentina | SAYS | BSM | Marguerite Bay | 68°07′00″S 67°06′00″W / 68.116699°S 67.099998°W / -68.116699; -67.099998 | 1,640 feet (500 m) Ice | |
SANAE IV Skiway[46] | South Africa | QAS[47] | AT22 | Queen Maud Land | 71°40′21″S 2°49′29″W / 71.672384°S 2.824855°W / -71.672384; -2.824855 | 17/35 3,274 feet (998 m) Ice | |
Showa Skiway[48] | Japan | AT25 | East Ongul Island | 69°01′11″S 39°37′31″E / 69.019823°S 39.625359°E / -69.019823; 39.625359 | 17/35 4,000 feet (1,200 m) Ice | ||
Siple Dome Skiway | United States | Marie Byrd Land | 81°39′29″S 148°59′51″E / 81.658053°S 148.997391°E / -81.658053; 148.997391 | 10,940 feet (3,330 m) Ice | |||
Sitry Skiway[49] | Italy | AT23 | Antarctic Plateau | 71°39′14″S 148°39′12″E / 71.653889°S 148.653333°E / -71.653889; 148.653333 | 17/35 3,274 feet (998 m) Ice | ||
Sky Blu Skiway[50] | United Kingdom | EGAT | AT24 | Ellsworth Land | 74°51′23″S 71°34′10″W / 74.856333°S 71.569333°W / -74.856333; -71.569333 | 14/32 3,960 feet (1,210 m) Blue Ice | |
St. Kliment Ohridski Heliport | Bulgaria | Livingston Island | 62°38′27″S 60°21′53″W / 62.6409284°S 60.3646792°W / -62.6409284; -60.3646792 | Concrete | |||
Taishan Skiway | China | Princess Elizabeth Land | 73°51′50″S 76°58′27″E / 73.863889°S 76.974167°E / -73.863889; 76.974167 | 6,955 feet (2,120 m) Ice | |||
Thiel Skiway[51] | AT26 | Thiel Mountains | 85°11′54″S 87°52′42″W / 85.198333°S 87.878333°W / -85.198333; -87.878333 | 17/35 5,175 feet (1,577 m)[52] Ice | |||
Troll Airfield[53] (serving Troll Station) | Norway | ENOE[54] | QAT[54] | AT27 | Queen Maud Land | 71°57′19″S 2°28′03″E / 71.955389°S 2.467397°E / -71.955389; 2.467397 | 11/29 10,826 feet (3,300 m) Blue ice |
Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway (serving Union Glacier Camp and Union Glacier Station) | United States Chile | SCGC | UGL | Heritage Range | 79°46′40″S 83°19′15″W / 79.777778°S 83.320833°W / -79.777778; -83.320833 | 18/36 9,842 feet (3,000 m) Blue ice | |
Vostok Skiway[55] | Russia | AT28 | Pole of Cold | 78°27′58″S 106°50′54″E / 78.466139°S 106.84825°E / -78.466139; 106.84825 | 03/21 11,983 feet (3,652 m) Ice | ||
Wilkins Runway[56] (serving Casey) | Australia | YWKS | Budd Coast Wilkes Land (Upper Peterson Glacier) | 66°41′22″S 111°29′09″E / 66.689443°S 111.485833°E / -66.689443; 111.485833 | 09/27 13,123 feet (4,000 m) Ice | ||
Williams Field[57] (serving McMurdo Station and Scott Base) | United States New Zealand | NZWD | QAW[58] | Ross Island | 77°52′02″S 167°03′24″E / 77.867357°S 167.056572°E / -77.867357; 167.056572 | 07/25 10,000 feet (3,000 m) Snow 15/33 10,000 feet (3,000 m) Snow | |
Wolfs Fang Runway | United Kingdom | WFR[59] | AT98 | Queen Maud Land | 71°31′S 08°48′E / 71.517°S 8.800°E / -71.517; 8.800 | 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) Blue Ice | |
Zhongshan Station | China | Larsemann Hills | 69°25′47″S 76°20′31″E / 69.429673°S 76.341892°E / -69.429673; 76.341892 | Ice | |||
Zucchelli Ice Runway (serving Zucchelli)[60] | Italy | NZTB[61] | AT13 | Terra Nova Bay | 74°40′59″S 164°06′45″E / 74.682975°S 164.112594°E / -74.682975; 164.112594 | 03/21 10,137 feet (3,090 m) Ice |
See also
References
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- ^ "Sitry Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "Sky Blu Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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External links
- "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010.
- "UN Location Codes: Antarctica". UN/LOCODE 2011-2. UNECE. 28 February 2012. - includes IATA codes
- Airports in Antarctica Great Circle Mapper
- Airports in Antarctica[usurped] World Aero Data
- Antarctic facilities in operation COMNAP
- Antarctic Digital Database Map Viewer SCAR
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