Airports / Antarctica / AQBC
Boulder Clay Runway
AQBCZucchelli Station, AntarcticaELEV 672 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
193 nm
To the nearest alternate
Williams Field Skiway (NZWD).
Overview
Boulder Clay Runway, listed as AQBC, is a mid-sized airport in Zucchelli Station, Antarctica. The field lies at an elevation of 672 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
AQBC has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Williams Field Skiway (NZWD, 193 nm), Concordia Skyway (AT03, 623 nm), and Vostok Skiway (AT28, 790 nm).
Quotes for flights out of AQBC vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from AQBC, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
AQBC
IATA
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FAA / Local
AQBC
Elevation
672 ft
Coordinates
74.7394° S · 164.0354° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Antarctica fields
state range 68–11,447 ft
At 672 ft, AQBC sits lower than 60% of the 5 Antarctica fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 193nmNZWDWilliams Field SkiwayMcMurdo Station
- 623nmAT03Concordia SkywayConcordia Station
- 790nmAT28Vostok SkiwayVostok Station
- 916nmNZSPAmundsen–Scott South Pole Station AirportAmundsen-Scott South Pole Station
- 1649nmAQ-0016Grandfather SkiwayAntartica
- 1704nmIVCInvercargill AirportInvercargill
Location
Open the full mapAQBC · Boulder Clay Runway · Zucchelli Station, Antarctica