Rothera Point Airport

AAXX · Antarctica

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About Rothera Point Airport

ICAO AAXX
FIR Punta Arenas FIR
Country Antarctica
Runways 18/36
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) -67.56694, -68.12699   673401S 0680737W
Coordinates (Center) -67.56755, -68.1271   673403S 0680738W
Variation 19.6° E (2024)
Timezone McMurdo (+12 h)
Local time May 7, 2024 16:48

Rothera Point Airport

This field is located in Antarctica. The airport is located at latitude -67.56755 and longitude -68.12710. The airport has one runway: 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is AAXX. Nearby other airfields are Rothera Research Station and San Martín Base Airfield.

Rothera Point Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport, which is 736 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Punta Arenas.

Rothera Point Airport is in the timezone of Antarctica/McMurdo. Difference with UTC is +12 h. Today the sun rises at 01:28 and sets at 07:30. This applies to Rothera Point Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +12 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
18 201° 181° -67.5711 -68.1308 860 m
36 021° 001° -67.564 -68.1234

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Rothera Research Station EGAR 0 km 360°
San Martín Base Airfield SAYS 75 km 145°

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