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Williams Field airport in McMurdo Station (Antarctica)
This airport is located near the South Pole. It is one of the southernmost airports in the world.
Williams Field airport is located near McMurdo Station, with McMurdo Station (Mac Murdo) at 23mi↑, Puerto Williams at 2977mi↑, Barrio Almirante Brown at 2977mi↑, Ushuaia at 2979mi↑, Kaiken at 3008mi↑, Río Grande at 3052mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Antarctica and Southernmost airports in Antarctica
→ See also airports in Antarctica
aerial view of Williams Field airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : NZWD
- IATA code : -
- Local code : -
Elevation : 21 m = 69ft
→ See also Highest airports in Antarctica and Lowest airports in Antarctica
Runways
- runway 07/25 : 3048m = 10000ft
- runway 15/33 : 3048m = 10000ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Antarctica
Coming to Williams Field airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Troll airport at 2066mi : book on Trip.com
- Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Base airport at 2569mi : book on Trip.com
- Malvinas Argentinas airport at 2976mi : book on Iberia
Aviation weather for Williams Field airport NZWD
No METAR for Williams Field airport
but aviation weather is available at Phoenix airport (NZFX) at 7mi↑
TAF for Williams Field airport NZWD
NZWD 301456Z 3015/0115 30010KT 9999 FEW020 BKN140 QNH2959INS GRID11010KT BECMG 3019/3021 29010KT 9999 SCT010 BKN130 QNH2950INS GRID10010KT BECMG 0104/0106 VRB06KT 9999 -SN BKN010 BKN100 620102 QNH2948INS TEMPO 0110/0115 4800 -SN
Decoded TAF for Williams Field airport NZWD
TAF issued by NZWD on Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 14:56 UTC, issued 38 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, November 30, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Sunday, November 30, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
3015/0115 30010KT 9999 FEW020 BKN140 QNH2959INS GRID11010KT
11010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 300°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 2000ft = 610m broken at 14000ft = 4270m
becoming from Sunday, November 30, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Sunday, November 30, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
BECMG 3019/3021 29010KT 9999 SCT010 BKN130 QNH2950INS GRID10010KT
10010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 290°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
scattered clouds at 1000ft = 300m broken at 13000ft = 3960m
becoming from Monday, December 1, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Monday, December 1, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0104/0106 VRB06KT 9999 -SN BKN010 BKN100 620102 QNH2948INS
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
light snow
broken at 1000ft = 300m broken at 10000ft = 3050m
temporarily from Monday, December 1, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Monday, December 1, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0110/0115 4800 -SN
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
light snow
NOTAM for Williams Field airport
Around Williams Field airport in McMurdo Station (Antarctica)
near
- Hotels in McMurdo Station
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 8407mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 9304mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 9374mi↑
- Station de montagne La Molina at 9946mi↑
- Station de montagne Puigmal 2900 at 9951mi↑
- Station de montagne La Rabassa at 9955mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Cambre d'Aze at 9955mi↑
- Station de montagne Bolquère Pyrénées 2000 at 9959mi↑
- Station de montagne Font-Romeu at 9959mi↑
- Station de montagne Capcir at 9959mi↑
- Station de montagne La Quillane at 9960mi↑
- Station de montagne Porté Puymorens at 9962mi↑
- for Williams Field airport at km↑
- for Phoenix airport at 7mi↑
- for McMurdo Station airport at 9mi↑
nearest airports to Williams Field airport in McMurdo Station (Antarctica)
- Phoenix airport (NZFX ) at 7mi↑TAF NOTAM
- McMurdo Station Ice runway (NZIR ) at 9mi↑NOTAM
- McMurdo Station Pegasus Field airport (NZPG ) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- Boulder Clay Runway airport ( AQBC) at 222mi↑
- Enigma Lake Skiway airport ( AQ-0007) at 223mi↑
- Zucchelli Ice runway ( AT13) at 225mi↑
- Concordia Skyway airport ( AT03) at 712mi↑
- Vostok Skiway airport ( AT28) at 817mi↑
- South Pole Station airport (NZSP ) at 838mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Patriot Hills airport (SCPZ ) at 1248mi↑NOTAM
- Unión Glaciar airport (SCGC ) at 1262mi↑NOTAM
- Wilkins Runway airport (YWKS ) at 1320mi↑NOTAM
- Casey Station airport (YCSK ) at 1355mi↑defunct airport
- Ellsworth Station airport ( AQ-0004) at 1640mi↑defunct airport
- Sky-Blu Field Station airport (EGAT ) at 1643mi↑NOTAM
- Base Belgrano airport (SAYB ) at 1646mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Antarctica
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
