Pegasus Field
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pegasus-field-308-5625878
title:
Pegasus Field
text:
Pegasus Field was an airstrip in Antarctica, the southernmost of three airfields serving McMurdo Station. It closed due to excessive melting in the summer season caused by warmer temperatures combined with dust and dirt blown in from nearby Black Island. The last flight was on December 8, 2016 and it was replaced by Phoenix Airfield with flights starting in February 2017. Pegasus was originally conceived as a blue ice runway capable of handling wheeled aircraft year-round, but as it was develope
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Airport in Ross Island, Antarctica
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_Field
date created:
date modified:
2023-09-22T04:18:44Z
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image:
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13
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15