Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway
Airport in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica
Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway
Location of airfield in Antarctica
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
ft | m | ||
18/36 | 9,842x 164 | 3,000x 50[1] | Blue ice |
Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway (IATA: UGL, ICAO: SCGC) 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 the Chilean Directorate General of Civil Aviation in December 2008.[5]
See also
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 Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Autoriza funcionamiento del Aeródromo Público "Unión Glaciar" XIIa" (PDF) (in Spanish). 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
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