Wolfs Fang Runway
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorWhite Desert Ltd.
LocationQueen Maud Land, Antarctica
Elevation AMSL3,707 ft / 1,130 m
Coordinates71°31′S 08°48′E / 71.517°S 8.800°E / -71.517; 8.800
Websitewhite-desert.com/about-us/wolfsfang-runway-logistics/
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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]

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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.

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