# Rothera Research Station (EGAR)

**Rothera Research Station** (ICAO: EGAR) is a small airport in Rothera Research Station, Antarctica. It has one runway, 876 m (2,875 ft) long, gravel. It is operated by British Antarctic Survey.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/egar

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / EGAR
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: British Antarctic Survey
- Serves: Rothera Research Station, Antarctica
- Elevation: 3 m / 9 ft
- Coordinates: -67.5675, -68.1274
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 876 m / 2,875 ft
- Time zone: UTC-3 · Antarctica/Rothera
- Website: http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/living_and_working/research_stations/rothera/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothera_Air_Facility (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19844346
- Ident: EGAR

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 876 m / 2,875 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Gravel | 201° / 021° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 876 m / 2,875 ft | =17,485 of 29,858 | #15 in Antarctica | #15 in AQ |
| Elevation | 3 m / 9 ft | =42,649 of 43,403 | #28 in Antarctica | #28 in AQ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2 in Antarctica | =2 in AQ |

## Nearby airports

- [AAXX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/aaxx.md) Aeródromo de Punto Rothera · 0.1 km / 0.0 mi
- [SAYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/says.md) San Martín Base Airfield · 75 km / 46 mi

## Sources

- [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/egar/data