Wolf's Fang Runway Explained
| Wolf's Fang Runway |
| Iata: | WFR |
| Lid: | AT98 |
| Pushpin Map: | Antarctica |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 270 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airfield in Antarctica |
| Pushpin Label: | Wolfs Fang Runway |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | -71.5167°N 56°W |
| Type: | Private |
| Operator: | White Desert Ltd. |
| Location: | Queen Maud Land, Antarctica |
| Elevation-M: | 1130 |
| R1-Length-F: | 9,842 |
| R1-Length-M: | 3,000 |
| R1-Surface: | Blue ice |
| Footnotes: | Source:[1] |
Wolf's Fang Runway is a runway in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.[1] Flights operate to and from the runway during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.[2] It is operated by White Desert, a British tour operator offering a commercial private jet service to Antarctica.[3]
It is the first runway built on Antarctica that supports large passenger jets to take off and land on.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20180906013936/white-desert.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Wolfs-Fang-IEE-1.pdf . Wolfs Fang Runway - Interim Environmental Evaluation Report Final April 2016 . 2018-09-06. 22 April 2016 . white-desert.com . 22 June 2023.
- Web site: Bestfly Antarctica Excursions To Continue This Season . 8 August 2018 . ainonline.com . AIN Online . 22 June 2023.
- News: Bywater . Thomas . 17 November 2021 . Antarctica by private Jet: Luxury Wolf's Fang camp launches with Cape Town link . New Zealand Herald . 22 June 2023.
- News: Airbus A340 flew from Cape Town to Antarctica in a world first . Business Insider. 23 November 2021. 16 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211116233821/https://gizmodo.com/astronauts-forced-to-take-shelter-as-debris-cloud-threa-1848057874. live.
