Wolfs Fang Runway

Runway in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica
Wolfs Fang Runway is located in Antarctica
Wolfs Fang Runway
Wolfs Fang Runway
Location of airfield in Antarctica
Runways
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

References

  1. ^ a b "Wolfs Fang Runway - Interim Environmental Evaluation Report Final April 2016" (PDF). white-desert.com. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Bestfly Antarctica Excursions To Continue This Season". ainonline.com. AIN Online. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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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