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Main Antarctic Facilities operated by National Antarctic Programs in the Antarctic Treaty Area (South of 60° latitude South)
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Important Information:
# The publication of details of these facilities does not imply any right of use. The facilities are established and maintained by National Antarctic Programs strictly for their own use – they are not designed or provided for use by others. Prior agreement must be obtained to use facilities maintained by another operator. In particular, requests for access to airfields must comply with the procedures for coordination, approval and information described in the Antarctic Flight Information Manual published by COMNAP. For more information, contact the COMNAP Secretariat (http://www.comnap.aq)
# Furthermore, the relevant legal instruments and authorisation procedures adopted by the states party to the Antarctic Treaty regulating access to the Antarctic Treaty Area, that is to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees of latitude South, have to be complied with. For more information, contact the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (http://www.ats.aq)
Name of Facility UN Locode Operated by National Antarctic Program(s) from Latitude Longitude Altitude above sea level Airfield (5) Length Longest Runway Airfield (5) Landing Gear Suitability Station First Opened Station Current Status Station Winter Average Population Station Peak Population
Aboa AQ-ABA Finland 73°03'S 013°25'W 400 m

1989 seasonal n/a 20
Amundsen-Scott AQ-AMS USA 89°59.85'S 139°16.37'E 2 830 m 3660 m ski 1956 Year-round 75 250
Arctowski AQ-ARC Poland 62°09.57'S 058°28.25'W 2 m

1977 Year-round 12 40
Artigas AQ-ART Uruguay 62°11.07'S 058°54.15'W 17 m

1984 Year-round 9 60
Arturo Parodi
Chile 80°19.10'S 081°18.48'W 880 m 2500 m wheel & ski



Arturo Prat AQ-APT Chile 62°30'S 059°41'W ~ 10 m

1947 seasonal n/a 27
Belgrano II (1) AQ-BEL Argentina 77°52.48'S 034°37.62'W 50 m

1955 Year-round 12 12
Bellingshausen AQ-BHN Russia 62°11.78'S 058°57.65'W 16 m

1968 Year-round 25 38
Browning Pass
Italy 74°37.37'S 163°54.82'E 170 m 915 m ski



Casey AQ-CAS Australia 66°17.00'S 110°31.18'E 30 m variable ski 1969 Year-round 20 70
Comandante Ferraz AQ-CFZ Brazil 62°05.00'S 058°23.47'W 8 m

1984 Year-round 12 40
Concordia (2) AQ-CON France & Italy 75°06.12'S 123°23.72'E 3220 m 1500 m ski 1997 Year-round 13 45
D10 skiway
France 66°40.08'S 139°49.18'E ~ 100 m variable ski



D85 skiway
France 70°25.50'S 134°08.75'E 2850 m variable ski



Davis AQ-DAV Australia 68°34.63'S 077°58.35'E 15 m variable ski 1957 Year-round 22 70
Dome Fuji AQ-DMF Japan 77°19.02'S 039°42.20'E 3810 m variable ski 1995 seasonal n/a 15
Druzhnaya 4 AQ-DRZ Russia 69°44'S 073°42'E 20 m

1987 seasonal n/a 50
Dumont d'Urville AQ-DDU France 66°39.77'S 140°00.08'E 42 m

1956 Year-round 26 100
Enigma Lake
Italy 74°42.81'S 164°02.49'E 170 m 730 m ski



Escudero AQ-ESC Chile 62°12.07'S 058°57.75'W 10 m

1994 Year-round 2 33
Esperanza AQ-ESP Argentina 63°23.70'S 056°59.77'W 25 m

1952 Year-round 55 90
Fossil Bluff
United Kingdom 71°19.76'S 068°16.02'W 92 m 1200 m ski



Frei AQ-TNM Chile 62°12.00'S 058°57.85'W 10 m 1300 m wheel 1969 Year-round 70 120
Gabriel de Castilla AQ-GDC Spain 62°59'S 060°41'W 15 m

1990 seasonal n/a 14
Great Wall AQ-GWL China 62°12.98'S 058°57.73'W 10 m

1985 Year-round 14 40
Halley AQ-HLY United Kingdom 75°34.90'S 026°32.47'W 37 m 1200 m ski 1956 Year-round 15 65
Juan Carlos Primero AQ-JCP Spain 62°39'S 060°23'W 12 m

1989 seasonal n/a 14
Jubany AQ-JUB Argentina 62°14.27'S 058°39.87'W 10 m

1982 Year-round 20 100
King Sejong AQ-KSG Korea 62°13.40'S 058°47.35'W 10 m

1988 Year-round 15 60
Kohnen AQ-KHN Germany 75°00'S 000°04'E 2900 m 900 m ski 2001 seasonal n/a 28
Law – Racovita AQ-LAW Australia & România 69°23'S 076°23'E 65 m

1987 seasonal n/a 13
Macchu Picchu
Peru 62°05.49'S 058°28.27'W 10 m

1989 seasonal n/a 28
Maitri AQ-MTR India 70°45.95'S 011°44.15'E 130 m

1989 Year-round 25 65
Maldonado
Ecuador 62°26.96'S 059°44.54'W ~ 10 m

1990 seasonal n/a 22
Marambio AQ-MRB Argentina 64°14.70'S 056°39.42'W 200 m 1200 m wheel 1969 Year-round 55 150
Mario Zucchelli AQ-MZU Italy 74°41'S 164°07'E 15 m 3000 m wheel & ski 1986 seasonal n/a 90
Mawson AQ-MAW Australia 67°36.28'S 062°52.25'E 5 m variable ski 1954 Year-round 20 60
McMurdo AQ-MCM USA 77°50.88'S 166°40.10'E ~ 10 m 3000 m wheel & ski 1955 Year-round 250 1000
Mid Point
Italy 75°32.44'S 145°49.12'E 2520 m 1200 m ski



Mirny AQ-MIR Russia 66°33.12'S 093°00.88'E 40 m

1956 Year-round 60 169
Molodezhnaya
Russia 67°40.97'S 046°08.08'E 225 m 2560 m wheel & ski



Neumayer AQ-NEU Germany 70°38.00'S 008°15.80'W 40 m 1000 m ski 1981 Year-round 9 50
Novolazarevskaya AQ-NOV Russia 70°46.43'S 011°51.90'E 102 m 3000 m wheel & ski 1961 Year-round 30 70
O'Higgins AQ-OHG Chile 63°19.25'S 057°54.02'W 12 m 800 m ski 1948 Year-round 16 44
Odell Glacier
USA 76°39'S 159°58'E 1600 m 1800 m wheel



Ohridiski
Bulgaria 62°38.48'S 060°21.88'W ~ 10 m

1988 seasonal n/a 15
Orcadas AQ-ORC Argentina 60°44.33'S 044°44.28'W 4 m

1904 Year-round 14 45
Palmer AQ-PLM United States 64°46.50'S 064°03.07'W ~ 10 m

1965 Year-round 12 43
Progress 2 AQ-PRO Russia 69°23'S 076°23'E 15 m

1989 Year-round 20 77
Refugio Ecuador (6)
Ecuador 62°08'S 058°22'W ~ 10 m

1990 Refuge n/a 4
Rothera AQ-ROT United Kingdom 67°34.17'S 068°07.20'W 16 m 2500 m wheel & ski 1976 Year-round 22 130
S17
Japan 69°01.50'S 040°06.50'E 620 m 1200 m ski



San Martín AQ-SMT Argentina 68°07.78'S 067°06.20'W 5 m

1951 Year-round 20 20
SANAE IV (3) AQ-SNA South Africa 71°40.42'S 002°49.73'W 850 m 1000 m ski 1962 Year-round 10 80
Scott Base AQ-SBA New Zealand 77°51.00'S 166°45.77'E 10 m

1957 Year-round 10 85
Signy AQ-SGN United Kingdom 60°43'S 045°36'W 5 m

1947 seasonal n/a 10
Sitry
Italy 71°39.32'S 148°39.15'E 1600 m 1000 m ski



Sky Blu
United Kingdom 74°51.38'S 071°34.16'W 1370-1500 m variable wheel



Syowa AQ-SYW Japan 69°00.37'S 039°35.40'E 29 m 1000 m ski 1957 Year-round 40 110
Tor AQ-TOR Norway 71°53'S 005°09'E 1625 m

1985 seasonal n/a 4
Troll (4) AQ-TRL Norway 72°00.12'S 002°32.03'E 1300 m 3000 m wheel 1990 Year-round 7 40
Vernadsky AQ-VKY Ukraine 65°14.72'S 064°15.40'W 7 m

1996 Year-round 12 24
Vostok AQ-VOS Russia 78°28.00'S 106°48.00'E 3500 m 3000 m ski 1957 Year-round 13 25
Wasa AQ-WSA Sweden 73°03'S 013°25'W ~ 400m

1989 seasonal n/a 20
Zhongshan AQ-ZGN China 69°22.27'S 076°23.22'E ~ 10 m

1989 Year-round 15 30


Station Population Totals: 1077 3924
Notes:
(1) Original Belgrano Station opened 1955. Replaced by Belgrano II 1979.
(2) Concordia Station opened Dec 1997 for summer-only operation. Opened for year-round operation Feb 2005.
(3) Original SANAE Station opened 1962. SANAE IV opened 1997 at a new location, 200km South of SANAE I to III.
(4) Troll Station opened Feb 1990 for summer-only operation. Opened for year-round operation Feb 2005.
(5) Skiways are generally not maintained all year-round. Detailed information on airfields is available in the Antarctic Flight Information Manual (AFIM). Copies can be purchased from COMNAP. See http://www.comnap.aq/publications/afim
(6) Refugio Ecuador (full name “Refugio Republic del Ecuador”) was previously known as “Vicente”
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