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Home»Airlines»The First Time Ever | Airbus A340 Has Landed In Antarctica
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The First Time Ever | Airbus A340 Has Landed In Antarctica

holidayweeklyBy holidayweeklyNovember 23, 2021Updated:May 21, 2025No Comments
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Captain Carlos Mirpuri and his crew flew the widebody aircraft, from Cape Town to the White Continent and back; the journey is 2,500 nautical miles, flying for just over five hours each way.

Never before has an A340 landed on an Antarctic blue glacial ice runway. The aircraft will be used this season to fly a small number of tourists, alongside scientists and essential cargo to the White Continent.

It is an aircraft that delivers, every time. Highly reliable, comfortable, with an excellent safety record, the aircraft was carefully chosen to perform well in this extreme environment. Its exceptional range and 4 engine redundancy also makes it ideal for this type of remote operation.

The turnaround in Antarctica took less time than the initially planned three hours, with Flight Operations, Ground Operations and Maintenance doing an impeccable job. A true winning team.

23 passengers were expected, all staff from the customer, and as this was the first flight of the season, most of the ground support equipment that would need in WFR (Wolf’s Fang Runway, Antarctica) was actually in the cargo compartments.

The 2500 nm between CPT and WFR would take us 5h10m on the way down, and 5h20m on the return.

The route to WFR was almost direct, after complying with the instrument departure procedure clearance issued by CPT air traffic control.

Digital communication is the norm these days in most air navigation regions. Pilots only lost data link connection 250 miles before WFR.  But at around 180 miles from destination they could reach WFR via VHF. It is not an air traffic control, just a person that has a hand held portable radio that looks after the runway.

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