Wolfs Fang Runway
Runway in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
Wolfs Fang Runway
Location of airfield in Antarctica
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
ft | m | ||
9,842 | 3,000 | Blue ice |
Source:[1]
Wolfs Fang Runway is a runway in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.[1] Flights operate to and from the runway during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.[2] It is operated by White Desert, a British tour operator offering a commercial private jet service to Antarctica.[3]
It is the first runway built on Antarctica that supports large passenger jets to take off and land on.[4]
See also
- Blue ice runway
- List of airports in Antarctica
References
- ^ a b "Wolfs Fang Runway - Interim Environmental Evaluation Report Final April 2016" (PDF). white-desert.com. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Bestfly Antarctica Excursions To Continue This Season". ainonline.com. AIN Online. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ Bywater, Thomas (17 November 2021). "Antarctica by private Jet: Luxury Wolf's Fang camp launches with Cape Town link". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Airbus A340 flew from Cape Town to Antarctica in a world first". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
External links
- Wolf's Fang Runway at White-Desert.com
- Wolfs Fang Airport at AirportGuide.com
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