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Ice runways in Antarctica.

#1 McMurdo Station Ice runway at McMurdo Station (Antarctica) NZIR

aéroport McMurdo Station

McMurdo Station Ice runway is located close to McMurdo Station, McMurdo Station at 47 km, Puerto Williams at 4801 km, Barrio Almirante Brown at 4802 km, Ushuaia at 4804 km, Kaiken at 4851 km, Río Grande at 4923 km,

Ice Runway is built on the pack ice to accommodate the planes that serve the United States Antarctic Program during the austral summer. This track is rebuilt at the beginning of each season and used until the beginning of December when the sea ice begins to come off.

The longest runway measure : 3048 m = 10000ft

-> Aviation weather for McMurdo Station airport

#2 Zucchelli Ice runway at Zucchelli Station (Antarctica) AT13

aéroport Zucchelli

Zucchelli Ice runway is located close to Zucchelli Station, McMurdo Station at 348 km, Barrio Almirante Brown at 5107 km, Puerto Williams at 5108 km, Ushuaia at 5110 km, Kaiken at 5158 km, Río Grande at 5229 km,

-> Aviation weather for Zucchelli airport

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