# McMurdo Station Pegasus Field, McMurdo Station, Antarctica

**McMurdo Station Pegasus Field** was an airport in McMurdo Station, Antarctica. It opened in 1990. It closed on 8 Dec 2016. It had one runway, 3,048 m (10,000 ft) long, snow.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/aq-0014

## At a glance

- Type: Closed airport
- Serves: McMurdo Station, Antarctica
- Opened: 1990
- Closed: 8 Dec 2016
- Elevation: 6 m / 18 ft
- Coordinates: -77.9634, 166.5250
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,048 m / 10,000 ft
- Time zone: UTC+13/+12 · Antarctica/McMurdo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_Field (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3374224
- Weather station: NZPG · WMO 89668
- Ident: AQ-0014

## Timeline

- 1990: McMurdo Station Pegasus Field opens.
- 8 Dec 2016: McMurdo Station Pegasus Field closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 3,048 m / 10,000 ft | 67 m / 220 ft | Snow | 150° / 330° | yes |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | MCMURDO CNTR | 118.200 |
| EMR | INTL DISTRESS | 218.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [NZFX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzfx.md) Phoenix Airfield · 5.7 km / 3.5 mi
- [NZWD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzwd.md) Williams Field Skiway · 16 km / 10 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/aq-0014/data