Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway SCGC

Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway
Ilyushin Il-76 at Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway
IATA: none ICAO: SCGC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions LLC
Serves	Union Glacier Camp
Location	Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica
Elevation AMSL	2,461 ft / 750 m
Coordinates	79°46′40″S 83°19′15″W / 79.77778°S 83.32083°W / -79.77778; -83.32083Coordinates: 79°46′40″S 83°19′15″W / 79.77778°S 83.32083°W / -79.77778; -83.32083
Map
Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway Location of airfield in Antarctica
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 9,842x 164 3,000x 50 Blue ice

Union Glacier Blue-Ice Runway (ICAO: SCGC) is the blue ice runway for Union Glacier Camp in Antarctica. It is located in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains, on the glacier that gives it its name. It is operated by Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions LLC (ALE), a company that provides expedition support and tours to the interior of Antarctica.

The runway was certified by the Chilean Directorate General of Civil Aviation in December 2008.