Ice Runway

The Annual Sea-Ice Runway is a type of seasonal ice runway made on frozen for the U.S. Antarctic Program during the summer Antarctic field season in proximity to , which has and .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airstrip in Antarctica
  • Also known as: “NZIR” and “Sea Ice Runway”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fortress Rocks and Hut Point Peninsula.

Locality
Photo: Eli Duke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of on , Antarctica. and are Antarctic research stations located on the Hut Point Peninsula.

Locality
Photo: Mike Martoccia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a long, narrow peninsula from 2 to 3 nautical miles wide and 15 nautical miles long, projecting south-west from the slopes of on , Antarctica. and are Antarctic research stations located on the .

Ice Runway

Latitude
-77.85434° or 77° 51′ 16″ south
Longitude
166.46446° or 166° 27′ 52″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Operator
United States and New Zealand
ICAO airport code
NZIR
Open location code
2VJ84FW7+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 353635262
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6299987
Wiki­data ID
Q3084930
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Satellite Map

Discover Ice Runway from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Tajik—“Ice Runway” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ice Runway”
  • Cebuano: “Ice Runway”
  • Dutch: “Ice Runway”
  • French: “Ice Runway”
  • German: “Ice Runway”
  • Hungarian: “Ice Runway repülőtér”
  • Japanese: “アイス・ランウェイ”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang McMurdo Station”
  • Persian: “آیس رانوی”
  • Spanish: “Aeródromo Ice Runway”
  • Spanish: “Ice Runway”
  • Swedish: “Ice Runway”
  • Tajik: “Айс Ранвей”
  • Tajik: “Оис ронуи”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ski Slope and Ballpark Area.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Discovery Hut and McMurdo Station Sign.

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