Pegasus blue ice runway, Antarctica, New Zealand

Airports in New Zealand
Pegasus blue ice runway
NZPG
Pegasus blue ice runway
Antarctica, New Zealand
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Location & QuickFacts
Airport Codes
NZPG (ICAO)
Location Antarctica, New Zealand
Airport Type D
Longitude/Latitude
S 77° 57' 53.73" / E 166° 30' 53.03"
-77.964925, 166.514731
Elevation 22 feet (7 meters)
Magnetic Variation E144251 0408
Communications
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

Communication Remarks

  • (9032 11256 57275 SSB) Grd freq cont mnt during opr season, nml 1 Oct to 25 Feb annually.
  • (2182 As rqr)(4123 USAP)
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
Dimensions 10,000 x 220 ft (3048 x 67 m)
Surface IcE.
15 33
Heading (Mag/True) 147.0° / 340.0° 327.0° / 160.0°
Latitude S 77° 58' 39.91" S 77° 57' 07.55"
Longitude E 166° 32' 13.75" E 166° 29' 32.47"
Elevation / TDZE 22 ft / U ft 20 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 None Runway End Identifier Lights
Lighting System 2 None SSALR
Lighting System 3 None Type 50
Remarks
  • [CAUTION]
    Svc avbl on req for sked USAP OPS. Unctl arpt avbl fr aprx 15 AUG to 25 FEB. Rwy brg strength surveyed for USAP acft only - ALL OTHERS USE AT OWN RISK. Prior arng for Austral win use. (See FLIP planning AP/3). For addn info call C-1-843-218
  • [CAUTION]
    -5757. Afld const Sep-Dec annually. When opr, emerg/wx div coord thru MAC Cntr 45 min prior when possible. When opr, rwy sfc conditions rpt compacted snow with up to 2 in of loose snow.
  • [FLUID]
    1(LHNIT)
  • [FUEL]
    JP-8
  • [JASU]
    2(GTC-85) 2(ESSEX B809)
  • [MISC]
    No hgr space avbl. Rwy mrk with 4' x 4' black panels at 400' intervals for the entire len of rwy. Heliport lctd S77 51.1' E166 42.8, elev 60', for USAP participants only. Lcl std time equivalent to NZ lcl std time. 6(NGH heaters). Tmpry chg
  • [MISC]
    and other NOTAM info related to afld are publ on MCMURDO.USAP.GOV
  • [OIL]
    O-156
  • [RSTD]
    180 turns only at dep end Rwy 33. When possible land Rwy 33. Eng start and taxi with flaps up. All acft C-130 or larger shall taxi on rwy with either inbd or outbd eng shut down. C-130 acft or smaller prk Ramp 2 (grid W). Eng runs on ramp
  • [RSTD]
    proh. PPR for copter OPS fr United States Antarctic Program (USAP) afld mgr. Copter OPS Ramp 2 (grid W). When acft prk Ramp 1 (grid E), rwy clsd unless acft land Rwy 33. PPR fr USAP afld mgr for aircrews to leave perimeter of ramp.