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Williams Field Skiway
NZWDMcMurdo Station, AntarcticaELEV 68 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
193 nm
To the nearest alternate
Boulder Clay Runway (AQBC).
Overview
Williams Field Skiway (NZWD) sits in McMurdo Station, Antarctica, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 68 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into NZWD for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Boulder Clay Runway (AQBC, 193 nm), Concordia Skyway (AT03, 619 nm), and Vostok Skiway (AT28, 710 nm).
Charter pricing from NZWD depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Willies Field. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from McMurdo Station.
Field capability
ICAO
NZWD
IATA
—
FAA / Local
NZWD
Elevation
68 ft
Coordinates
77.8674° S · 167.0570° 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 68 ft, NZWD sits lower than 80% 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.
- 193nmAQBCBoulder Clay RunwayZucchelli Station
- 619nmAT03Concordia SkywayConcordia Station
- 710nmAT28Vostok SkiwayVostok Station
- 728nmNZSPAmundsen–Scott South Pole Station AirportAmundsen-Scott South Pole Station
- 1457nmAQ-0016Grandfather SkiwayAntartica
- 1889nmIVCInvercargill AirportInvercargill
Location
Open the full mapNZWD · Williams Field Skiway · McMurdo Station, Antarctica