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South Pole Station airport at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (Antarctica)
This airport is located near the South Pole. It is one of the southernmost airports in the world.
South Pole Station airport is located near Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, with McMurdo Station (Mac Murdo) at 853mi↑, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands at 2349mi↑, Puerto Williams at 2423mi↑, Barrio Almirante Brown at 2431mi↑, Ushuaia at 2432mi↑, Kaiken at 2451mi↑, Grytviken at 2468mi↑, Río Grande at 2502mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Antarctica and Southernmost airports in Antarctica
→ See also airports in Antarctica
aerial view of South Pole Station airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : NZSP
- IATA code : -
- Local code : -
Elevation : 2835 m = 9301ft
→ See also Highest airports in Antarctica and Lowest airports in Antarctica
Runways
- runway 02/20 : 3658m = 12001ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Antarctica
Coming to South Pole Station airport
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By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Troll airport at 1247mi : book on Trip.com
- Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Base airport at 1921mi : book on Trip.com
- Guardiamarina Zañartu airport at 2423mi : book on Trip.com
weather : scattered clouds at McMurdo Station
14 ↗ 19°F
wind ↑ 1mph
gusting to 1mph
extreme cold alert with 14°F at McMurdo Station
Saturday : extreme cold alert with 7°F at McMurdo Station
Aviation weather for South Pole Station airport NZSP
METAR for South Pole Station airport NZSP
NZSP 281350Z COR 01016KT 1600 IC BR DRSN FEW000 FEW030 M29/ A2874 RMK BR FEW000 CLN AIR 36016KT ALL WNDS GRID SDG/HDF
Decoded METAR for South Pole Station airport NZSP
METAR issued by NZSP on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 13:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 85 hours and -4288 minutes ago.
visibility is 2km = 1mi.
QNH is 973hPa = 28.74inHg
Wind 30km/h = 16kt, direction is 10°.
Clouds : few clouds at 0ft = 0m. few clouds at 3000ft = 910m.
ice crystals
mist
low drifting snow
M29,
Remarks : mist few clouds at 000 CLN AIR 36016KT ALL WN duststorm hail ID SDG/HDF
TAF for South Pole Station airport NZSP
NZSP 281502Z 2815/2915 02015KT 1600 IC BR BLSN SCT015 SCT050 QNH2876INS ALL WINDS GRID BECMG 2815/2817 36012KT 4800 -SN BR BLSN BKN010 QNH2877INS TEMPO 2823/2903 1200 -SN BR BLSN BECMG 2905/2907 02012KT 4800 IC BR BLSN FEW010 SCT060 QNH2881INS
Decoded TAF for South Pole Station airport NZSP
TAF issued by NZSP on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 15:02 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 12 hours and 20 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, January 28, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Tuesday, January 28, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
2815/2915 02015KT 1600 IC BR BLSN SCT015 SCT050 QNH2876INS ALL WINDS GRID
ALL
WINDS
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 20°
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
ice crystals
mist
blowing snow
hail ID
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m scattered clouds at 5000ft = 1520m
becoming from Tuesday, January 28, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Wednesday, January 29, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2815/2817 36012KT 4800 -SN BR BLSN BKN010 QNH2877INS
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 360°
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
light snow
mist
blowing snow
broken at 1000ft = 300m
temporarily from Tuesday, January 28, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Tuesday, January 28, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2823/2903 1200 -SN BR BLSN
Visibility is 1km = 1mi.
light snow
mist
blowing snow
becoming from Wednesday, January 29, 2025 à 07:00 heure TU to Wednesday, January 29, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2905/2907 02012KT 4800 IC BR BLSN FEW010 SCT060 QNH2881INS
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 20°
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
ice crystals
mist
blowing snow
few clouds at 1000ft = 300m scattered clouds at 6000ft = 1830m
NOTAM for South Pole Station airport
Around South Pole Station airport at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (Antarctica)
near
- Hotels in McMurdo Station
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 8976mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 8979mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 9035mi↑
- Station de montagne La Molina at 9143mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 9149mi↑
- Station de montagne La Rabassa at 9150mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 9153mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 9156mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 9156mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 9157mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 9158mi↑
- Station de montagne Porté Puymorens at 9159mi↑
- for South Pole Station airport at 0mi↑
- for Patriot Hills airport at 669mi↑
- for Unión Glaciar airport at 706mi↑
nearest airports to South Pole Station airport at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (Antarctica)
- Patriot Hills airport (SCPZ ) at 669mi↑NOTAM
- Unión Glaciar airport (SCGC ) at 706mi↑NOTAM
- Vostok Skiway airport ( AT28) at 797mi↑
- McMurdo Station Pegasus Field airport (NZPG ) at 832mi↑defunct airport
- Phoenix airport (NZFX ) at 832mi↑TAF NOTAM
- Base Belgrano airport (SAYB ) at 838mi↑NOTAM
- Williams Field airport (NZWD ) at 838mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- McMurdo Station Ice runway (NZIR ) at 839mi↑NOTAM
- Ellsworth Station airport ( AQ-0004) at 853mi↑defunct airport
- Halley Research Station airport (EGAH ) at 995mi↑NOTAM
- Concordia Skyway airport ( AT03) at 1029mi↑
- Sky-Blu Field Station airport (EGAT ) at 1047mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Antarctica
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap