Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Antarctic Runways

Here is a partial list of airfields on Antarctica measured from the South Pole. Location codes 1-14 of 14 near location NZSP (90°00'00"S 0°00'00"E) NZSP Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station [Jack F. Paulus Skiway], AQ:
  • Miles km To ICAO Name
  • 672 mi 1081 km W SCPZ Antartica (Antarctica) [Patriot Hills], CL
  • 835 mi 1344 km S NZPG McMurdo Station [Pegasus Field], Ross Island, AQ
  • 842 mi 1355 km S NZWD McMurdo Station [Williams Field], AQ
  • 843 mi 1356 km S NZIR McMurdo Station [Ice Runway], Ross Island, AQ
  • 1051 mi 1692 km W GC0021 Sky-Blu [Sky Blu Logistics Facility], Eastern Ellsworth Land, AQ
  • 1556 mi 2504 km W AAXX Rothera Point, Adelaide Island, AQ
  • 1617 mi 2602 km E GC0020 Wilkins Runway (Casey), Upper Peterson Glacier, AQ
  • 1747 mi 2811 km NW SCBG Base Antarctica [Presidente Gabriel Gonzalez Videla], CL
  • 1750 mi 2817 km NW GC0012 Palmer Station, Anvers Island, AQ
  • 1787 mi 2876 km NW SAWB Base Marambio, Seymour Island, AQ
  • 1851 mi 2978 km NW SCBO Base Antarctica [Bernado O'Higgins], CL
  • 1908 mi 3070 km NW SCBP Base Antarctica [Arturo Prat], Greenwich Island, CL
  • 1929 mi 3104 km NW SCRM Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin, King George Island, AQ
There is a better list available about runways near the SP in this link. The above list excludes for example:

Troll Airfield AQ-0002, Troll Station, Antarctica, 1083 nm N (2006 km, 1246 miles)
Novolazarevskaya Station AQ-0001, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, 1150 nm NNE (2129 km, 1323 miles)

and several others.


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