Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway

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]

Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway
Ilyushin Il-76 at Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway
IATA: UGL ICAO: SCGC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions LLC
Serves	Union Glacier Camp
Location	Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica
Elevation AMSL	2,461 ft / 750 m
Coordinates	79°46′40″S 83°19′15″W
Map
Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway Location of airfield in Antarctica
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 9,842x 164 3,000x 50[1] Blue ice

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

See also

• List of airports in Antarctica

References

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

Map of Union Glacier.