Airport Amundsen-Scott
Airport Country: Antarctica
Airport Polar US Amundsen-Scott station.
Airport Amundsen-Scott Photo
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Geographical location of the airport: near the polar station Amundsen-Scott (USA).
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ICAO airport code: NZSP.
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Runway Length: 3658
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Status: federal significance
During the polar day (October - February) operate several daily flights on cargo planes LC130Hercules, equipped skiing station Mc Murdo.
Resupply Mission collectively referred to as Operation Deep Freeze.
Carrying capacity "Hercules" is regarded as a measure for the supply of technical and financial support to the station.
Airport Amundsen-Scott Photo
Huge scientific structures, such as a station, are split into modular parts and assembled on site. Hercules' limitations were one of the main reasons for the creation of the South Pole-McMurdo ice highway for land deliveries to the station. This issue was dealt with by the US National Science Foundation.