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Williams Field airport at McMurdo Station (Antarctica)
This airport is located near the South Pole. It is one of the southernmost airports in the world.
Williams Field airport is located near McMurdo Station, with McMurdo Station (Mac Murdo) at 23mi↑, Puerto Williams at 2977mi↑, Barrio Almirante Brown at 2977mi↑, Ushuaia at 2979mi↑, Kaiken at 3008mi↑, Río Grande at 3052mi↑, Porvenir at 3058mi↑, Río de los Ciervos at 3060mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Antarctica and Southernmost airports in Antarctica
→ See also airports in Antarctica
aerial view of Williams Field airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : NZWD
- IATA code : -
- Local code : -
Elevation : 21 m = 69ft
→ See also Highest airports in Antarctica and Lowest airports in Antarctica
Runways
- runway 07/25 : 3048m = 10000ft
- runway 15/33 : 3048m = 10000ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Antarctica
Coming to Williams Field airport
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By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Troll airport at 2066mi : book on Trip.com
- Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Base airport at 2569mi : book on Trip.com
- Malvinas Argentinas airport at 2976mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Williams Field airport NZWD
NOTAM for Williams Field airport
NOTAMs are provided without any guarantee of their topicality. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM M0212/24
valid from Friday, November 1, 2024 at 02:14 to Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 23:59
Issued on Friday, November 1, 2024 at 02:14
NOTAM M0216/24 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS (UAS OPERATIONS) WILL TAKE PLACE
valid from Monday, November 4, 2024 at 18:50 to Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 23:59
NEAR THE VICINITY OF CAPE CROZIER, CAPE BIRD, CAPE ROYDS, AND
BEAUFORD ISLAND. UAS WILL OPERATE WITHIN MAX 2 NM RADIUS, MAX
ALTITUDE 0400 FT. AGL. UAS PILOT, CALL SIGN POPCORN, IS MONITORING
CTAF 122.8 WHILE OPERATING.
Issued on Monday, November 4, 2024 at 18:50
NOTAM M0224/24 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS (UAS OPERATIONS) WILL TAKE PLACE
valid from Monday, November 4, 2024 at 22:55 to Friday, December 20, 2024 at 23:59
NEAR THE VICINITY OF SCOTT BASE, LAKE FRYXELL, LAKE HOARE, LAKE
BONNEY, BLOOD FALLS, AND VANDA STATION. UAS WILL OPERATE WITHIN MAX
2 NM RADIUS, MAX ALTITUDE 0400 FT. AGL. UAS PILOT, CALL SIGN
BLIZZARD, IS MONITORING CTAF 122.8 WHILE OPERATING. SFC - 400FT AGL
Issued on Monday, November 4, 2024 at 22:55
NOTAM M0252/24 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS (UAS OPERATIONS) WILL TAKE PLACE
valid from Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 19:18 to Friday, January 31, 2025 at 23:59
NEAR THE VICINITY OF SCOTT BASE. UAS WILL OPERATE WITHIN MAX 0.25
NM RADIUS, MAX ALTITUDE 800 FT. AGL. FLIGHT OPERATIONS WILL OCCUR
ON SUNDAYS THROUGH JANUARY 2025. UAS PILOT, CALL SIGN PLAN 9, IS
MONITORING CTAF 122.8 WHILE OPERATING. SFC - 800 FT
Issued on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 19:18
NOTAM M0312/24
valid from Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 22:08 to Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 23:59
Issued on Sunday, December 1, 2024 at 22:08
NOTAM M0322/24 M0322/24 NOTAMC M0321/24
valid from Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 08:25 to Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 08:25
A) NZWD
Issued on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 08:25
Around Williams Field airport at McMurdo Station (Antarctica)
near
- Hotels in McMurdo Station
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 8407mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 9304mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 9374mi↑
- Station de montagne La Molina at 9946mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 9951mi↑
- Station de montagne La Rabassa at 9955mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 9955mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 9959mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 9959mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 9959mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 9960mi↑
- Station de montagne Porté Puymorens at 9962mi↑
- for Williams Field airport at km↑
- for Phoenix airport at 7mi↑
- for McMurdo Station airport at 9mi↑
nearest airports to Williams Field airport at McMurdo Station (Antarctica)
- Phoenix airport (NZFX ) at 7mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- McMurdo Station Ice runway (NZIR ) at 9mi↑NOTAM
- McMurdo Station Pegasus Field airport (NZPG ) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- Boulder Clay Runway airport ( AQBC) at 222mi↑
- Enigma Lake Skiway airport ( AQ-0007) at 223mi↑
- Zucchelli Ice runway ( AT13) at 225mi↑
- Concordia Skyway airport ( AT03) at 712mi↑
- Vostok Skiway airport ( AT28) at 817mi↑
- South Pole Station airport (NZSP ) at 838mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Patriot Hills airport (SCPZ ) at 1248mi↑NOTAM
- Unión Glaciar airport (SCGC ) at 1262mi↑NOTAM
- Wilkins Runway airport (YWKS ) at 1320mi↑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