Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway

Airport in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica

Location of airfield in Antarctica

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
18/36	9,842x 164	3,000x 50^[1]	Blue ice

Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway (IATA: UGL, ICAO: SCGC) is the blue ice runway^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]

The runway was certified by the Chilean Directorate General of Civil Aviation in December 2008.^[5]

References

^ IFIS: Internet Flight Information Service
^ Initial environmental evaluation – development of blue-ice and compacted-snow runways, National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs, April 9, 1993
^ Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions
^ Polar Conservation Organization Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Autoriza funcionamiento del Aeródromo Público "Unión Glaciar" XIIa" (PDF) (in Spanish). 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2024-01-29.