ANTARCTICA
As the coldest desert and highest continent on Earth, Antarctica holds nearly 90 percent of the world's ice. Discover the unique ice runways and explore the extreme airfields that handle regular flights in this incredibly harsh environment.
Top airports
Select one of the top airports below to explore in Antarctica_
WFR
Wolf’s Fang Runway
It is famous for private polar aviation. Its private blue-ice runway is specifically for high-end luxury tourism and accommodates massive four-engine commercial airliners like the Airbus A340_
TNM
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
It is the northernmost airfield on the continent and one of the incredibly rare locations featuring a gravel runway rather than ice or snow. It serves as Antarctica's most accessible, year-round airport for standard regional commercial aircraft_
QET
Troll Airfield
Operated by Norway, this blue-ice runway sits over 4,000 feet above sea level. The standard commercial wide-body passenger aircraft, like the heavy Boeing 787 Dreamliner, can safely complete routine intercontinental operations on a pure ice surface_
NZFX
Phoenix Airfield
Operating as the logistical backbone for the United States Antarctic Program, it is entirely engineered from highly compacted, structural snow. It is strong enough to allow heavy-wheeled military cargo transport planes to land directly on a snow surface without sinking_
List of airports
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AQ-002 (QET)
AT98 (WFR)
AQBC
EGAH
EGAR
NZ12
NZFX
NZIR
NZSP
NZWD
SAWB
SAWZ
SAYB
SCBO
SCGC
SCPZ
SCRM (TNM)
YCSK
YWKS
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