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Aerial view of airplanes and a building.

Date Taken:

December 22, 2005

Photograph By:

Peter Rejcek, NSF

License Type:

Public Domain

Williams Field, McMurdo Station, Ross Island. Williams Field skiway operates from December to February of each year and is built on the Ross Ice Shelf approximately seven miles via snow road from McMurdo Station. This site sits on approximately 8 meters (25 ft) of compacted snow, lying on top of 80 meters (262 ft) of ice, floating over 550 meters (1,800 ft) of water. Williams Field skiway is utilized by LC-130 and Twin Otter ski-equipped aircraft.

Associated Keywords

109th Division, Aerial, Air Force, Aircraft, Airfield, Airplane, Antarctica, Buildings, Ice Shelf, LC-130, Military, New York Air National Guard, NSF, Otter, Planes, Public Domain, Runway, Skiway, Twin Otter, USAF, Williams Field

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