Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway SCGC

Location of Heritage Range in Western Antarctica
IATA: none – ICAO: SCGC
Summary
Airport type Blue-ice runway
Operator Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions LLC
Serves Union Glacier Camp
Location Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica
Elevation AMSL 2,461 ft / 750 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
33M varies varies Ice

Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway SCGC () is the blue ice runway[1] for Union Glacier Camp in Antarctica. It is located in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, on the glacier that gives it its name. It is operated by Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions LLC (ALE), a company that provides expedition support and tours to the interior of Antarctica.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Initial environmental evaluation – development of blue-ice and compacted-snow runways, National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs, April 9, 1993
  2. ^ Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions
  3. ^ Polar Conservation Organization