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Williams Field airport at McMurdo Station (Antarctica)
This airport is located near the South Pole. It is one of the southernmost airports in the world.
Williams Field airport is located near McMurdo Station, with McMurdo Station (Mac Murdo) at 23mi↑, Otara at 2159mi↑, Bluff at 2161mi↑, Invercargill City at 2168mi↑, Owaka at 2172mi↑, Invercargill at 2174mi↑, Avenal at 2175mi↑, Waverley at 2175mi↑, Woodlands at 2177mi↑, Riverton at 2178mi↑, Wallacetown at 2179mi↑, Wyndham at 2179mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Antarctica and Southernmost airports in Antarctica
→ See also airports in Antarctica
aerial view of Williams Field airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : NZWD
- IATA code : -
- Local code : -
Elevation : 21 m = 69ft
→ See also Highest airports in Antarctica and Lowest airports in Antarctica
Runways
- runway 07/25 : 3048m = 10000ft
- runway 15/33 : 3048m = 10000ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Antarctica
Aviation weather for Williams Field airport NZWD
No METAR for Williams Field airport
but aviation weather is available at Williams Field airport (NZWD) at 0mi↑
TAF for Williams Field airport NZWD
NZWD 172101Z 1721/1821 11012KT 9999 SCT030 BKN060 BKN100 QNH2915INS WND 05008KT GRID32008KT AFT 1809 GRID28012KT
Decoded TAF for Williams Field airport NZWD
TAF issued by NZWD on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 21:01 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 94 days and 13 hours and 25 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, February 17, 2024 à 21:00 heure TU to Sunday, February 18, 2024 à 21:00 heure UTC
1721/1821 11012KT 9999 SCT030 BKN060 BKN100 QNH2915INS
wind 12kt = 22km/h, direction is 110°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m broken at 6000ft = 1830m broken at 10000ft = 3050m
NOTAM for Williams Field airport
Around Williams Field airport at McMurdo Station (Antarctica)
near
- Nearest hotels
- Hotels in McMurdo Station
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 8407mi↑ book
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 9304mi↑ book
- Station de montagne La Molina at 9946mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 9951mi↑
- Station de montagne La Rabassa at 9955mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 9955mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 9959mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 9959mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 9959mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 9960mi↑
- Station de montagne Porté Puymorens at 9962mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Angles at 9963mi↑
- for Williams Field airport at 0mi↑
- for Phoenix airport at 7mi↑
- for McMurdo Station airport at 9mi↑
nearest airports to Williams Field airport at McMurdo Station (Antarctica)
- Phoenix airport (NZFX ) at 7mi↑METAR & TAF
- McMurdo Station Ice runway (NZIR ) at 9mi↑
- McMurdo Station Pegasus Field airport (NZPG ) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- Boulder Clay Runway airport ( AQBC) at 222mi↑
- Enigma Lake Skiway airport ( AQ-0007) at 223mi↑
- Zucchelli Ice runway ( AT13) at 225mi↑
- Concordia Skyway airport ( AT03) at 712mi↑
- Vostok Skiway airport ( AT28) at 817mi↑
- South Pole Station airport (NZSP ) at 838mi↑METAR & TAF
- Patriot Hills airport (SCPZ ) at 1248mi↑
- Unión Glaciar airport (SCGC ) at 1262mi↑
- Wilkins Runway airport (YWKS ) at 1320mi↑
- Casey Station airport (YCSK ) at 1355mi↑defunct airport
- Ellsworth Station airport ( AQ-0004) at 1640mi↑defunct airport
- Sky-Blu Field Station airport (EGAT ) at 1643mi↑
- Base Belgrano airport (SAYB ) at 1646mi↑
- Halley Research Station airport (EGAH ) at 1821mi↑
- Showa Station Skiway airport ( AT25) at 2065mi↑
- Troll airport ( QET AQ-0002) at 2066mi↑
- Wolfs Fang airport ( AQ-0011) at 2077mi↑
- Base San Martin airport (SAYS ) at 2110mi↑
- Novolazarevskaya Station airport ( AQ-0001) at 2113mi↑
- Rothera Research Station airport (EGAR ) at 2136mi↑
- Palmer Station heliport ( AQ-0006) at 2355mi↑
- Palmer Station airport ( NZ12) at 2355mi↑
- González Videla Antarctic Base airport ( AQ-0003) at 2362mi↑defunct airport
- Matienzo Base airport (SAWZ ) at 2374mi↑
- Marambio Base airport (SAWB ) at 2451mi↑
- Base Antarctica Bernado o'Higgins airport (SCBO ) at 2501mi↑
- Esperanza Base airport (SAYE ) at 2504mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Antarctica
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap