There area as such no developed
airports for public access or landing facilities in
Antarctica. According to the sources there are 32
airports in Antarctica out of which none are paved. Also there are 53 heliports in
Antarctica. In Antarctica the temperature is very low with East
Antarctica being colder than West
Antarctica because of its elevation being higher.
The
airports in
Antarctica are:
- Base Marambio
- McMurdo Station
- Mcmurdo Station Ice Runway
- Mcmurdo Station Pegasus Field
- Palmer Station
- Petrel
- South Pole Station
The Base Marambi
airport has a latitude of 64º 14' 18.01" South and a longitude of 56º 37' 51.00" West. The elevation of this
airport in
Antarctica is 760 feet or 232 meters. This belongs to the Seymour I island group. There is another airport located at the McMurdo Station. This airport has the latitude of 77º 52' 02.49" South and it has a longitude of 167º 03' 23.66" East. The airport is situated at the height of 68 feet or 21 meters above sea level. The alternate name for this airport is Williams Field.
The McMurdo Station Ice Runway, which is also located at the McMurdo Station, has latitude of 77º 51' 14.22" South and a longitude of 166º 28' 07.54" East. This runway is located at the sea level. The McMurdo Station Pegasus Field has a latitude of 77º 57' 48.39" South and longitude of 166.524609 166" 31' 28.59" East. It has the elevation of 18 feet or 5 meters.
The Palmer Station has a latitude of 64º 46' 30.01" South and longitude of 64º 03' 15.99" West. Another
airbase of Antarctica, the Petrel has a latitude of 63º 28' 44.30" South and longitude of 56º 13' 52.60"West. There is also an airbase at the South Pole. The
South Pole Station is located at 89º 59' 99" South latitude and 0º longitude. It has an elevation of 9300 feet or 2835 meters.
