Design and Implementation of a Consolidated Airfield at McMurdo, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Haehnel, Robert, Knuth, Margaret A, Melendy, Terry, Hiemstra, Christopher, Davis, Robert
• Other Authors: ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Terminal Flight Facilities; *RUNWAYS; AIRCRAFT; BUILDINGS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ICE; LOGISTICS SUPPORT; POSITION(LOCATION); RANGE(DISTANCE); SNOW; AIRFIELD DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EPOLAR; ICE FOUNDATION; MCMURDO ANTARCTICA; NSF; POLAR INFRASTRUCTURE; SNOW FOUNDATION; Williams Field; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA609591; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA609591

This report presents a consolidated airfield design for McMurdo, Antarctica. The design includes a single skiway for ski-equipped aircraft and a single runway for wheeled aircraft. Two possible locations for the new airfield are on glacial ice at the current Pegasus site or on a snow surface 4 5 mil...