[iang77]

Please add the following airport to the database:

Ice Runway
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
ICAO: NZIR
IATA: (none)
Elev: 1 ft
Lat: 77??51???14???S
Long: 166??28???07???

Thank you!

[AS380 Mark Richards]

Ian

I've added it but FYI, if you're doing Operation Deep Freeze flights for ASHA, they actually fly to Williams Field, NZWD.

Mark

[iang77]

Thanks.

From what I've read, Williams Field is snow and cannot handle wheeled aircraft -- only ski-equipped aircraft. I'm planning an ASHA mission with that heavy beast, the C-17, so I think the ice runway will be what we'll need. Is this correct?

Further research tells me that the sea Ice Runway is only used until December, so I'd be better off using Pegasus Field. Mind adding that one for me? Sorry for the inconvenience, but I hope to make ASHA Antarctic flights a somewhat regular occurrence, so all three runways will be used eventually.

Pegasus Field
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
ICAO: NZPG
IATA: (none)
Coordinates: 77??57???48???S, 166??31???28???E

Thank you!

[AS380 Mark Richards]

Ian

Williams Field is the principle one from New Zealand with Ice and Pegasus used generally used for local flights and as alternates. I've added NZPG as well.

From a recent event on VATSIM, VATNZ advised the following:

Recommended Scenery

By default FS9/2004 has no Antarctic scenery, and FSX has the runways, a basic mesh and little else.

VATNZ recommends the following scenery for the Ice by Julian Avisenis and is available for free from www.flightsim.com. This is very easy scenery to install and everything you need is in the download - no extra scenery libraries required! It was originally built for FS2004, but is also compatible with FSX.

• McM_AN.zip - McMurdo Scenery (FS2004/FSX)
  
• scb_an.zip - Scott Base Scenery (FS2004/FSX)

Note: This is critical for FS9 users as the ice shelf is missing in default scenery at Antarctica.
We suggest you download McMurdo Base and Scott Base as an add-on also.


Flight Routes

Christchurch (NZCH) to Williams Field (NZWD)

• NZCH/NZWD: CH A338 NOBEY

Williams Field (NZWD) to Christchurch (NZCH)

• NZWD/NZCH: NOBEY A338 CH

Flight distance is approximately 2100nm.

Hope that helps.

[JSkorna]

Hi All,

Lets also be careful that it appears in FS without then need for downloading scenery. I am flying in FSX right now so I can't check the default FS's.

[iang77]

Jim,

The runways are there in FS9, but are located over the water, so they don't function correctly. As far as downloading add-on scenery goes, I've made it clear in my schedule that the default runway doesn't work, and that IF they're interested in the flight, they'll need the add-on scenery.

[JSkorna]

OK, nice!!