Mid Point Airstrip Explained

Mid Point Skiway
Icao:AT14
Type:Private
Location:East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Elevation-F:8370
Elevation-M:2551
Coordinates:-75.541°N 145.8217°W
Pushpin Map:Antarctica
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airfield in Antarctica
R1-Number:01/19
R1-Length-F:3960
R1-Length-M:1207
R1-Surface:Ice
Footnotes:[1]

Mid Point is a skiway located in the East Antarctic Ice Sheet at midway between Zucchelli Station and the inland Concordia Station. Mid Point Airstrip, being at from Zucchelli, is a refuelling place for the aircraft on their way to Concordia. The place is equipped with shelters, meteorological equipment, fuel bladders and tractors to clean the airstrip. An American researchers team lived at the camp for a time, in 2000, to carry out a project of ice drilling.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mid Point Skiway . Airport Nav Finder . October 11, 2018.
  2. Web site: Mid Point Charlie . gdargaud.net . October 11, 2018.