Williams Field
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Williams Field is a snow and ice airfield near McMurdo Station in Antarctica that supports ski-equipped aircraft operations for scientific and logistical missions.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Antarctic airfield
ⓘ
snow and ice airfield ⓘ |
| climateType | polar climate ⓘ |
| countryClaimedBy | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | McMurdo Station, several kilometers ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
air support for McMurdo Station
ⓘ
logistics hub for Antarctic research ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCode | NZWD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType |
snow compacted runways
ⓘ
temporary structures ⓘ |
| hasRunwayType | skiway ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalUse | primarily austral summer ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ross Ice Shelf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Ross Dependency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | McMurdo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Antarctica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Richard T. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Antarctic Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAircraftType | ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules ⓘ |
| runwaySurface |
ice
ⓘ
snow ⓘ |
| serves |
McMurdo Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scott Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity | Antarctic scientific research logistics ⓘ |
| supportsAircraftType | ski-equipped aircraft ⓘ |
| supportsOperationType |
logistical missions
ⓘ
scientific missions ⓘ ski-equipped aircraft operations ⓘ |
| usedBy |
New Zealand Antarctic Programme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Antarctic Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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