Construction, Maintenance, and Operation of a Glacial Runway, McMurdo Station, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Blaisdell, George L., Lang, Renee M., Crist, Gerald, Kurtti, Keith, Harbin, R. J.
• Other Authors: COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Terminal Flight Facilities; *LANDING FIELDS; *RUNWAYS; *ANTARCTIC REGIONS; *GLACIERS; SNOW; CONSTRUCTION; ICE; OPERATION; MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT; INFRASTRUCTURE; MCMURDO STATION(ANTARCTICA); C-141 AIRCRAFT; LC-130 AIRCRAFT; Antarctic; Ross Ice Shelf; New Zealand; South Pole; McMurdo Station; Christchurch; Ice Runway; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; South pole
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA348091; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA348091

On 7 February 1994, a C-141 departed Christchurch, New Zealand, and landed on the 3050 m (10,000-ft) Pegasus glacial ice runway, located on the Ross Ice Shelf 13 km (8 miles) south of McMurdo, Antarctica. This event marked the final test for a five-year development program to demonstrate the feasibi...