Pegasus Field

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Pegasus Field was a former blue-ice runway airfield near McMurdo Station in Antarctica that supported large wheeled aircraft operations for U.S. Antarctic Program logistics.

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Pegasus Field canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield
blue-ice runway
runway
closureReason climate-related warming effects
melting of ice surface
runway deterioration
continent Antarctica
country Antarctica
distanceFrom approximately 15–20 miles from McMurdo Station
elevation 0 m
environmentType polar
featureType seasonal airfield
ICAOCode NZPG
locatedNear McMurdo Station
locatedOn Ross Ice Shelf
namedAfter Pegasus
namedFor C-121 Lockheed Constellation Pegasus aircraft
operatedBy National Science Foundation
United States Antarctic Program
operationalRole primary blue-ice runway for McMurdo area
partOf McMurdo Station airfield complex
linked to: McMurdo Station
primaryUsePeriod austral summer
region Ross Dependency
relatedEvent crash of C-121 Pegasus in 1970
replaced Williams Field for wheeled aircraft operations
replacedBy Phoenix Airfield
runwayLength 10000 ft
3048 m
runwayOrientation 15/33
runwaySurface blue ice
compacted snow
serves McMurdo Station
Scott Base
status closed
supportedAircraftType C-17 Globemaster III
LC-130 Hercules
commercial charter aircraft
supportingProgram U.S. Antarctic Program
usedFor cargo transport
intercontinental flights
logistics
passenger transport
wheeled aircraft operations

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McMurdo Station hasAirfield Pegasus Field