Phoenix Airfield

Phoenix Airfield is an airstrip in opened in early 2017, designed to replace the Pegasus Field's role in serving . In last few years of Pegasus Field's operation, it had been plagued with warmer temperatures combined with dust and dirt blown in from nearby , causing excessive melting making the runway unusable at the end of the summer season.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airstrip in Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Alpha Runway”, “NZFX”, “Phoenix Field”, and “Phoenix Runway”

Phoenix Airfield

Latitude
-77.9561° or 77° 57′ 22″ south
Longitude
166.7575° or 166° 45′ 27″ east
Open location code
2VJ82QV5+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1160608022
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Wiki­data ID
Q28430921
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Phoenix Airfield” goes by many names.

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