Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway
Ilyushin Il-76 at Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway | |||||||||||
IATA: none – ICAO: SCGC | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Blue-ice runway | ||||||||||
Owner | International Territory | ||||||||||
Operator | Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions LLC | ||||||||||
Serves | Union Glacier Camp | ||||||||||
Location | Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,461 ft / 750 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 79°46′40″S 83°19′15″W / 79.77778°S 83.32083°WCoordinates: 79°46′40″S 83°19′15″W / 79.77778°S 83.32083°W | ||||||||||
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Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway SCGC (79°46′40″S 83°19′15″W / 79.77778°S 83.32083°W) is the blue ice runway[2] for Union Glacier Camp in Antarctica. It is located in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, on the glacier that gives it its name. It is operated by Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions LLC (ALE), a company that provides expedition support and tours to the interior of Antarctica.[3][4]
The runway was certified by Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) Republic of Chile in December 2008.[5]
References
- ↑ IFIS: Internet Flight Information Service
- ↑ Initial environmental evaluation – development of blue-ice and compacted-snow runways, National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs, April 9, 1993
- ↑ Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions
- ↑ Polar Conservation Organization
- ↑ http://www.dgac.gob.cl/transparencia/pdf2/E03241UnionGlaciar.pdf
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