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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↑,

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aerial view of Williams Field airport

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Elevation : 21 m = 69ft

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Runways

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weather : overcast at McMurdo Station

ciel couvert
27°F
23 ↗ 27°F

wind ↑ 1mph
gusting to 2mph

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

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