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Accommodation for the on-site staff is in a fibreglass hut known as a Melon hut, with several support tents for supplies and equipment such as tractor units and fuel. The Melon hut is approximately 15 by 9 feet (4.6 m Ă— 2.7 m) and roughly the shape of a melon, hence the name. The hut
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aircraft. When the wind is favourable, and the conditions good, a runway 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) in length and 50 metres (160 ft) wide is possible. However, operations are often hampered by much lighter winds causing knee high snow drifts which reduce contrast. The runway is marked by
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The facility is used to store fuel drums and field equipment for onward transport by the Twin Otter aircraft. The camp is staffed by a minimum of 2, but usually 3 people, including a mechanic. Staff eat and sleep in a Melon hut, but there is also a garage and other tents.
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It was first located by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in 1993-94 and rapidly became an essential tool in BAS's ability to operate further south. This is mainly because the Blue Ice runway is able to accommodate wheeled aircraft. BAS can therefore fly its
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Sky Blu Melon hut and ancillary facilities, taken on approach to the runway. The hut and facilities are located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the runway, pictured top left.
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Sky Blu became fully operational in the 1997-98 field season, and has had an increase in use by BAS ever since. The old field camp at
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tanker aircraft, dropped the first of 300 fuel drums at the facility as part of a tasking to resupply the British Antarctic Survey.
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The blue ice runway is groomed by the camp staff using commercial lightweight snow ploughs and blowers which could be shipped in by
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was abandoned soon after, with the weather station finally being removed in November 2004.
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directly to Sky Blu. The Dash has a much higher load carrying capability than the
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Sky Blu Skiway
Sky Blu (rapper)
Sky Blu Melon hut and ancillary facilities, taken on approach to the runway. The hut and facilities are located about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the runway, pictured top left.
Location of Sky Blu in Antarctica
Antarctica
74°51′23″S 71°35′13″W / 74.856344°S 71.586822°W / -74.856344; -71.586822
Location in Antarctica
Palmer Land
Antarctica
British Antarctic Survey
Time zone
UTC-3
FKST
www.antarctica.ac.uk
British Antarctic Survey
Palmer Land
Antarctica
blue ice
Dash-7
Rothera
Twin Otters
Sky-Hi Nunataks
IATA
ICAO
British Antarctic Survey
Ellsworth Land
Time zone
AMSL
Coordinates
74°51′23″S 71°35′13″W / 74.856344°S 71.586822°W / -74.856344; -71.586822

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