Alfred Wegener Station, Antarctic Peninsula - NAVIGATION
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For long transfer flights I strongly recommend the use of a
GPS system. I personally usethe commercial product Copilot 2.0
by Abacus. But there are also very good freeware and shareware
products on the net.
ALFRED WEGENER STATION:
elevation: 0 ft
variation: -18°
S 72° 20'
W 59° 22'
VOR : 108.10 WEG
NDB : 108.00 WGE
ATIS: 125.40
ILS : RWY16 110.00
RWY34 109.00
RWY28 117.35
RWY : 16/34 6560 x 164 ft concrete
10/28 9842 x 164 ft concrete
Helipad on MS Antares in the harbor
VENICE STATION:
elevation: 162 ft
variation: -18°
S 71° 19'
W 59° 21'
VOR : 109.30 VNC
NDB : 220.00 VEN
ATIS: 121.30
RWY : 16/34 6000 x 450 steel
Helipad on the main platform
BAY Aux.:
elevation: 0 ft
variation: -15°
S 68° 30'
W 59° 11'
VOR : 115.00 BAY
NDB : 420.20 BAYA
ATIS: 121.20
RWY : 16/34 6000 x 100 concrete
CAPE Aux.:
elevation: 0 ft
variation: -12°
S 64° 12'
W 57° 43'
VOR : 109.70 CAP
NDB : 310.10 CAPE
ATIS: 120.50
RWY : 17/35 6000 x 100 concrete
ICE CAMP ALPHA:
elevation: 600 ft
variation: -18°
S 72° 2'
W 57° 19'
RWY : 17/35 3000 x 300 ft ice
MOUNTAIN CAMP SIERRA:
elevation: 0 ft
variation -18°
S 72° 27'
W 60° 37'
RWY : 16/34 aprox. 12000 x 420 ft snow