Phoenix Airfield

airstrip in Antarctica
Place airstrip Q28430921
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Phoenix Airfield

Summary

Phoenix Airfield is an airstrip[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of airstrip entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phoenix Airfield is located in Antarctic Treaty area[3].
  • Phoenix Airfield is on the continent of Antarctica[4].
  • Phoenix Airfield's instance of is recorded as airstrip[5].
  • Phoenix Airfield is operated by United States Antarctic Program[6].
  • Phoenix Airfield's ICAO airport code is recorded as NZFX[7].
  • Phoenix Airfield's Commons category is recorded as Phoenix Airfield[8].
  • Phoenix Airfield's runway is recorded as 15/33[9].
  • 2015 marks the founding of Phoenix Airfield[10].
  • Phoenix Airfield's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': -77.95, 'longitude': 166.76666666666668, 'precision': 0.12915726613249}[11].
  • Phoenix Airfield's located in/on physical feature is recorded as McMurdo Ice Shelf[12].
  • Phoenix Airfield's service entry is recorded as November 15, 2016[13].
  • Phoenix Airfield's place served by transport hub is recorded as McMurdo Station[14].
  • Phoenix Airfield's place served by transport hub is recorded as Scott Base[15].
  • Phoenix Airfield's replaces is recorded as Pegasus Field[16].
  • Phoenix Airfield's date of official opening is recorded as January 27, 2017[17].
  • Phoenix Airfield sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}[18].

Body

Geography

Phoenix Airfield is located in Antarctic Treaty area[3]. It is on the continent of Antarctica[4].

Physical Characteristics

Phoenix Airfield sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}[18].

Designation and Status

Phoenix Airfield's instance of is recorded as airstrip[5].

History and Context

2015 marks the founding of Phoenix Airfield[10].

Why It Matters

Phoenix Airfield ranks in the top 8% of airstrip entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . usap.gov. usap.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . southpolestation.com. southpolestation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . aviationweather.gov. aviationweather.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . antarcticsun.usap.gov. antarcticsun.usap.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . southpolestation.com. southpolestation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . aviationweather.gov. aviationweather.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image C-17 tests Phoenix snow runway for wheeled aircraft at McMur
    Wikidata description airstrip in Antarctica
    Icao airport code NZFX
    Place served by transport hub McMurdo Station, Scott Base
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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