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the ice, albeit only a matter of inches. A laser light is trained on the aircraft to measure the settlement rate. The $ 200 million aircraft is moved to a new location on the six-foot-thick ice as a safety measure if the 10-inch red line is reached, according to the News Tribune in Tacoma, Washington.
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cargo aircraft on the sea ice runway report that the surface is stable, not unlike landing on concrete. The similarity with land bases ends when the jet aircraft rolls to a stop, however. The nearly 450,000 pound (= 201 tons) weight of the plane, including cargo and passengers, causes it to sink into
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from Oceanographic Development Squadron Eight crashed while attempting to land on the Ice Runway. The pilot and co-pilot were badly injured, but the other crew received minor injuries or were uninjured. The aircraft was not recovered, and was simply allowed to sink when the ice melted in the
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The annual sea-ice runway for wheeled aircraft is constructed at the start of each season and is used until early December when the sea ice begins to break up. Subsequently flight operations are moved back to Williams Field. Pilots landing
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without enough fuel to turn back and weather at McMurdo was storming; the plane suddenly turned right and the nose fell during landing, and the Neptune was demolished on impact.
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operationally. The intention is to use the Boeing 757 for passenger transport, thereby freeing up capacity for C17 cargo space.
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This article is about the airport near McMurdo Station, Antarctica. For ice runways in general, see
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The sea ice runway is capable of handling wheeled aircraft, which have included to date:
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crashed on landing, killing 4 of the 8 occupants. The Neptune was arriving from
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C-5 Galaxy unloading at sea ice runway, near McMurdo Station, 1999.
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during the summer Antarctic field season due to its proximity to
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C-141 Starlifter on Ice Runway, near McMurdo Station, 1996.
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McMurdo Ice Runway
blue ice runway

IATA
ICAO
McMurdo Sound
Antarctica
AMSL
Coordinates
77°51′14″S 166°28′07″E / 77.85389°S 166.46861°E / -77.85389; 166.46861
NZIR is located in Antarctica
Runways
Direction
DAFIF

ICAO
U.S. Antarctic Program
McMurdo Station
Williams Field
Phoenix Airfield
Pegasus Field
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
C-141 Starlifter
C-17 Globemaster III
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
P-3 Orion
RNZAF
Boeing 757
C-17 Globemaster III
Lockheed P2V-2N Neptune

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