McMurdo Sea ice runway, Antarctica, New Zealand
McMurdo Sea ice runway
NZIR
McMurdo Sea ice runway
Antarctica, New Zealand
| Type | Name | Freq 1 | Freq 2 | Freq 3 | Freq 4 | Freq 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Route Traffic Control Center | MCMURDO CNTR | 118.2 | 360.2 | |||
| Emergency | INTL DISTRESS | 2182 | 4123K | |||
| Tower | ICE TWR | 126.2 | 134.1 | 270.6 | 340.2 |
Communication Remarks
- (9032 11256 5726 SSB) Grd freq cont mnt dur opr season, nml 1 Oct to 25 Feb annually.
- (2182 As rqr) (4123 USAP).
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions | 10,000 x 220 ft (3048 x 67 m) |
| Surface | IcE. |
| 13 | 31 | |
| Heading (Mag/True) | 128.7° / 321.7° | 308.7° / 141.7° |
| Latitude | S 77° 51' 29.03" | S 77° 50' 11.90" |
| Longitude | E 166° 35' 33.39" | E 166° 30' 44.09" |
| Elevation / TDZE | 1 ft / U ft | 1 ft / U ft |
| Displaced Threshold | 0 ft | 0 ft |
| Slope | U° | U° |
| Declared Distances |
Takeoff: 10000 ft Landing: 10000 ft |
Takeoff: 10000 ft Landing: 10000 ft |
| Lighting System 1 | Runway End Identifier Lights | Runway End Identifier Lights |
| Lighting System 2 | Type 50 | SSALR |
| Lighting System 3 | None | Type 50 |
- [CAUTION]Rwy brg strength surveyed for United States Antarctic Program (USAP) acft only - ALL OTHERS USE AT OWN RISK. For addn info call C-1-843-218-5316/5757.
- [FLUID]1(LHNIT) 2(LPOX)
- [FUEL]JP-8
- [JASU]2(GTC-85) 4(AM32-A) 6(ESSEX B809)
- [MISC]No hgr space avbl. Ice rwy posn determined annually by late Aug, avbl Oct - Dec, Ice rwy mrk with 4' x 4' black panels at 400' intervals for the entire length of the rwy, Feet remaining boards for the entire length of the rwy. Heliport lct
- [MISC]d S77 51.1' E166 42.8', elev 60', for USAP participants only. Lcl std time equivalent to NZ lcl std time. 25(NGH heaters). No ovrn, ice rwy grooved entire len, rwy hdg chg annually. Ref to tmpry chg and other NOTAM info related to annual s
- [MISC]ea ice rwy, publ on MCMURDO.USAP.GOV
- [OIL]O-156