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Sitry Airstrip

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Sitry was visited for the last time, by the Italian researchers, in 2010; it was equipped with a shelter, which in case of emergency, could accommodate 8 people.
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and the impossibility for the Twin Otters to land, however it is planned to remove any thing from the site while the refuelling point was displaced to
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The airstrip is located at 2,053 metres (6,736 ft) above the sea level on the
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IATA
ICAO
ENEA-Unità Tecnica Antartitide
Antarctic Plateau
AMSL
Coordinates
71°39′19″S 148°39′09″E / 71.65519°S 148.652435°E / -71.65519; 148.652435
Sitry Airstrip is located in Antarctica
Runways
Direction
ENEA-Unità Tecnica Antartitide
National Antarctic Research Program (PNRA)
Antarctic Plateau
Zucchelli Station
Twin Otters
Concordia Station
sastrugi
Mid Point Airstrip
Automatic weather station
Zucchelli Station
List of airports in Antarctica
Antarctic field camps


"Rapporto Campagna Antartica 2012-2013"
"Sitry Skiway"
"Sitry Point"
"Data Access"
Portals
Geography

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