Wolf's Fang Runway | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Operator | White Desert Ltd. | ||||||||||
Location | Queen Maud Land, Antarctica | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 3,707 ft / 1,130 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 71°31′S08°48′E / 71.517°S 8.800°E | ||||||||||
Website | white-desert | ||||||||||
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Wolf's Fang Runway is a runway in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. [1] Flights operate to and from the runway during summer in the Southern Hemisphere. [2] It is operated by White Desert, a British tour operator offering a commercial private jet service to Antarctica. [3]
It is the first runway built on Antarctica that supports large passenger jets to take off and land on. [4]
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