List of airports in Antarctica

This is an alphabetical list of airports in Antarctica , including airstrips, heliports and skiways (snow runways ^[1] ).

List

Airports

Airport name	Country	ICAO code	IATA code	Other code	Location	Coordinates	Runway(s): Direction Length Surface
Belgrano II Skiway [2]	Argentina	SAYB			Bertrab Nunatak	64°58′32″S60°04′17″W / 64.975659°S 60.071501°W / -64.975659; -60.071501	6,560 feet (2,000 m) Ice
Boulder Clay Runway [3] [4] (serving Zucchelli)	Italy	AQBC [5]			Terra Nova Bay	74°44′24″S164°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 [6]	Italy			AT02	Terra Nova Bay	74°37′21″S163°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″S119°35′06″W / 80.016933°S 119.584944°W / -80.016933; -119.584944	10,940 feet (3,330 m) Ice
Carlini Airstrip [7]	Argentina	SAYJ			Potter Cove	62°14′18″S58°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″S110°45′27″E / 66.288015°S 110.757578°E / -66.288015; 110.757578	9/27 6,547 feet (1,996 m) Ice
Concordia Skiway [8]	France   Italy			AT03	Antarctic Plateau	75°06′12″S123°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) [9]	France			AT04	Cape Géodésie	66°40′05″S139°49′11″E / 66.668000°S 139.819667°E / -66.668000; 139.819667	10/28 4,265 feet (1,300 m) Ice
D85 Skiway [10]	France			AT05	Adélie Land	70°25′30″S134°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 [11] (serving Davis)	Australia		QAD [12]	AT07	Princess Elizabeth Land	68°28′11″S78°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″S77°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″S39°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″S73°44′00″E / 69.737894°S 73.733342°E / -69.737894; 73.733342	6,562 feet (2,000 m) Ice
Enigma Lake Skiway [13] (serving Mario Zucchelli)	Italy			AT09	Terra Nova Bay	74°43′08″S164°01′46″E / 74.718921°S 164.029558°E / -74.718921; 164.029558	18/36 2,376 feet (724 m) Ice
Fossil Bluff Skiway [14]	United Kingdom			AT10	George VI Sound	71°19′46″S68°16′01″W / 71.329333°S 68.267°W / -71.329333; -68.267	17/35 3,960 feet (1,210 m) Snow
Halley Skiway [15]	United Kingdom	EGAH		AT11	Brunt Ice Shelf	75°34′54″S26°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 [16] (serving Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station)	United States	NZSP			South Pole	89°59′51″S139°16′22″E / 89.9975°S 139.272778°E / -89.9975; 139.272778	02/20 12,000 feet (3,700 m) Snow
Kohnen Skiway [17]	Germany			AT12	Queen Maud Land	75°00′07″S0°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″S77°06′58″E / 80.417139°S 77.116111°E / -80.417139; 77.116111	10,236 feet (3,120 m) Ice
Marambio Airport [18]	Argentina	SAWB	QAB [19]		Seymour Island	64°14′21″S56°37′48″W / 64.239205°S 56.630074°W / -64.239205; -56.630074	05/23 4,134 feet (1,260 m) Gravel
Matienzo Skiway [20]	Argentina	SAWZ		BTM	Larsen Nunatak	64°58′32″S60°04′17″W / 64.975659°S 60.071501°W / -64.975659; -60.071501	4,920 feet (1,500 m) Sea Ice
Mawson Plateau Skiway [21]	Australia				Mac. Robertson Land	67°43′09″S62°49′26″E / 67.719133°S 62.82395°E / -67.719133; 62.82395	Variable Ice
Mawson Sea Ice Skiway [21]	Australia				Mac. Robertson Land	67°36′03″S62°49′58″E / 67.600833°S 62.832783°E / -67.600833; 62.832783	Variable Sea Ice
McMurdo Ice Runway [22] (serving McMurdo Station and Scott Base)	United States   New Zealand	NZIR	QAI		Ross Island	77°51′14″S166°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 [23]	Italy			AT14	East Antarctic Ice Sheet	75°32′28″S145°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 [24]	Russia			AT15	Thala Hills	67°40′58″S46°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 [25]	Germany		QAN [26]	AT16	Ekstrom Ice Shelf	70°38′07″S8°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 [27]	AT17	Queen Maud Land	70°49′17″S11°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″S57°49′23″W / 63.342759°S 57.823152°W / -63.342759; -57.823152	2,625 feet (800 m) Ice
Odell Glacier Skiway [28]	United States			AT18	Odell Glacier	76°39′00″S159°58′00″E / 76.65°S 159.966667°E / -76.65; 159.966667 }	18/36 5,914 feet (1,803 m) Ice
Palmer Skiway [29]	United States	NZ12		NZ0B AG11180	Anvers Island	64°46′28″S64°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″S81°22′29″W / 80.314861°S 81.374833°W / -80.314861; -81.374833	24M 3,281 feet (1,000 m) Ice
Pegasus Field [30] (serving McMurdo Station and Scott Base)	United States   New Zealand	NZPG			Ross Island	77°58′28″S166°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) [31]
Perseus Airstrip (serving Princess Elisabeth Antarctica)	Belgium				Queen Maud Land	71°25′42″S23°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 [32]	Argentina			SA47	Dundee Island	63°28′44″S56°13′53″W / 63.478971°S 56.231277°W / -63.478971; -56.231277	08/26 3,485 feet (1,062 m) Ice
Phoenix Airfield [33] (serving McMurdo Station and Scott Base)	United States   New Zealand	NZFX	QAX [34]		Ross Island	77°57′23″S166°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 [35]	United States			AT20	Queen Maud Land	79°15′03″S40°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″S78°00′22″E / 68.534307°S 78.006152°E / -68.534307; 78.006152	(variable) Ice
Princess Elisabeth Skiway	Belgium		QAP [36]	AT99	Utsteinen Nunatak	71°57′27″S23°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″S76°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″S58°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 [37]	United Kingdom	EGAR	QAR [38]	AT01	Rothera Point Adelaide Island	67°34′04″S68°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″S62°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″S40°05′33″E / 69.02807608°S 40.09244947°E / -69.02807608; 40.09244947	4,000 feet (1,200 m) Ice
San Martín Airstrip [39]	Argentina	SAYS		BSM	Marguerite Bay	68°07′00″S67°06′00″W / 68.116699°S 67.099998°W / -68.116699; -67.099998	1,640 feet (500 m) Ice
SANAE IV Skiway [40]	South Africa		QAS [41]	AT22	Queen Maud Land	71°40′21″S2°49′29″W / 71.672384°S 2.824855°W / -71.672384; -2.824855	17/35 3,274 feet (998 m) Ice
Showa Skiway [42]	Japan			AT25	East Ongul Island	69°01′11″S39°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″S148°59′51″E / 81.658053°S 148.997391°E / -81.658053; 148.997391	10,940 feet (3,330 m) Ice
Sitry Skiway [43]	Italy			AT23	Antarctic Plateau	71°39′14″S148°39′12″E / 71.653889°S 148.653333°E / -71.653889; 148.653333	17/35 3,274 feet (998 m) Ice
Sky Blu Skiway [44]	United Kingdom	EGAT		AT24	Ellsworth Land	74°51′23″S71°34′10″W / 74.856333°S 71.569333°W / -74.856333; -71.569333	14/32 3,960 feet (1,210 m) Blue Ice
Taishan Skiway	China				Princess Elizabeth Land	73°51′50″S76°58′27″E / 73.863889°S 76.974167°E / -73.863889; 76.974167	6,955 feet (2,120 m) Ice
Thiel Skiway [45]				AT26	Thiel Mountains	85°11′54″S87°52′42″W / 85.198333°S 87.878333°W / -85.198333; -87.878333	17/35 5,175 feet (1,577 m) [46] Ice
Troll Airfield [47] (serving Troll Station)	Norway	ENOE [48]	QAT [48]	AT27	Queen Maud Land	71°57′19″S2°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″S83°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 [49]	Russia			AT28	Pole of Cold	78°27′58″S106°50′54″E / 78.466139°S 106.84825°E / -78.466139; 106.84825	03/21 11,983 feet (3,652 m) Ice
Wilkins Runway [50] (serving Casey)	Australia	YWKS			Budd Coast Wilkes Land (Upper Peterson Glacier)	66°41′22″S111°29′09″E / 66.689443°S 111.485833°E / -66.689443; 111.485833	09/27 13,123 feet (4,000 m) Ice
Williams Field [51] (serving McMurdo Station and Scott Base)	United States   New Zealand	NZWD	QAW [52]		Ross Island	77°52′02″S167°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 [53]	AT98	Queen Maud Land	71°31′S08°48′E / 71.517°S 8.800°E / -71.517; 8.800	2,500 metres (8,200 ft) Blue Ice
Zucchelli Ice Runway (serving Zucchelli) [54]	Italy	NZTB [55]		AT13	Terra Nova Bay	74°40′59″S164°06′45″E / 74.682975°S 164.112594°E / -74.682975; 164.112594	03/21 10,137 feet (3,090 m) Ice

Heliports

Heliport name	Country	ICAO code	IATA code	Other code	Location	Coordinates	Surface
Arctowski Heliport [56]	Poland			AG11177	King George Island	62°09′34″S58°28′23″W / 62.15941°S 58.47293°W / -62.15941; -58.47293	Concrete
Bharati Heliport	India				Larsemann Hills	69°24′24″S76°11′36″E / 69.406770°S 76.193429°E / -69.406770; 76.193429	Concrete
Ferraz Heliport [57]	Brazil			AG11178	King George Island	62°05′09″S58°23′29″W / 62.0857°S 58.3915°W / -62.0857; -58.3915
Machu Picchu Heliport [58]	Peru			AG11179	King George Island	62°05′28″S58°28′16″W / 62.091230°S 58.471047°W / -62.091230; -58.471047	Concrete
Maitri Helipad	India				Schirmacher Oasis	70°46′00″S11°43′55″E / 70.766667°S 11.731944°E / -70.766667; 11.731944	Concrete
Marble Point Heliport [59] Refuelling station	United States			GC0079	Victoria Land	77°24′47″S163°40′44″E / 77.413055°S 163.678889°E / -77.413055; 163.678889	Gravel
Orcadas Heliport [60]	Argentina	SAYO			Laurie Island	60°44′17″S44°44′16″W / 60.737963°S 44.737891°W / -60.737963; -44.737891
Primavera Heliport	Argentina				Cierva Cove	64°09′24″S60°57′12″W / 64.156597°S 60.953444°W / -64.156597; -60.953444	Concrete
St. Kliment Ohridski Heliport	Bulgaria				Livingston Island	62°38′27″S60°21′53″W / 62.6409284°S 60.3646792°W / -62.6409284; -60.3646792	Concrete
Artigas Heliport	Uruguay				King George Island	62°11′05″S58°54′12″W / 62.184722°S 58.903333°W / -62.184722; -58.903333	Gravel
Zhongshan Station	China				Larsemann Hills	69°25′47″S76°20′31″E / 69.429673°S 76.341892°E / -69.429673; 76.341892	Ice

See also

• Aviation portal
• Transport portal
• Geography portal

• Lists of airports
• Research stations in Antarctica
• Transport in Antarctica

References

1. Lyons, Jaclyn (4 December 2019). "Skiway teams make landing in the Arctic more accessible". Air National Guard. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
2. "Belgrano II Airport". Airports Database. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
3. "Proposed construction and operation of a gravel runway in the area of Zucchelli Station" (PDF). ATCM XXXVIII. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
4. "Antartide: primo volo tecnico sulla pista". ENEA. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
5. "Boulder Clay Runway Airport". Airports Database. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
6. "Browning Pass Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
7. "Carlini Airstrip". Airports Database. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
8. "Concordia Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
9. "D10 Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
10. "D85 Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
11. "Davis Plateau Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
12. "Davis Plateau Skiway". flightradar24. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
13. "Enigma Lake Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
14. "Fossil Bluff Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
15. "Halley Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
16. "NZSP Jack F. Paulus Skiway". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
17. "Kohnen Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
18. "SAWB Marambio Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
19. "Marambio Airport". flightradar24r. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
20. "Matienzo Base". Airports Database. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
21. "Mawson Ski Landing Areas". Australian Antarctic Data Center. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
22. "Ice Runway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
23. "Mid Point Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
24. "Molodezhnaya". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
25. "Neumayer Station Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
26. "Neumayer III Skiway". flightradar24. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
27. "Novo Runway". flightradar24. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
28. "Odell Glacier". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
29. "NZ12 Palmer Station". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
30. "NZPG Pegasus Field". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
31. USAP.gov US Antarctic Program Inter-agency Air Operations Manual
32. "Petrel". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
33. "NZFX Phoenix Airfield". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
34. "NZFX Phoenix Airfield". flightradar24. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
35. "Plateau Station Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
36. "Princess Elisabeth Skiwau". flightradar24. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
37. "Rothera Research Station". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
38. "Rothera Air Facility". flightradar24. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
39. "San Martín Base Airfield Airport". Airports Database. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
40. "SANAE IV". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
41. "SANAE IV". flightradar24. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
42. "Showa Station Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
43. "Sitry Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
44. "Sky Blu Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
45. "Thiel Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
46. "Patriot Hills base Camp". University of South Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
47. "GC0036 Troll Airfield". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
48. "Troll Airfield". flightradar24. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
49. "Vostok Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
50. "YWKS Wilkins Runway". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
51. "NZWD Williams Field". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
52. "McMurdo Williams Field". flightradar24. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
53. "Wolfs Fang Runway". flightradar24. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
54. "Mario Zucchelli Skiway". Airport Nav Finder. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
55. "Mario Zucchelli Skiway". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
56. "Arctowski Heliport". Airports Database. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
57. "Ferraz Heliport". Airports Database. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
58. "Machu Picchu Heliport". Airports Database. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
59. "GC0079 Marble Point". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
60. "Orcadas Airport". Airports Database. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

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 at Great Circle Mapper
• Airports in Antarctica ^{[ usurped ]}—World Aero Data
• Antarctic facilities in operation—COMNAP
• Antarctic Digital Database Map Viewer—SCAR