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2023-07-14 14:42:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 644E9DA854092E9782B281D92D642E1940D39E1BE6C0670B03BC712FF9C70F7F
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You can fly over or to Antarctica https://www.antarctica.gov.au/antarctic-operations/travel-and-logistics/aviation/ https://www.antarctica.gov.au/antarctic-operations/travel-and-logistics/aviation/intercontinental-operations/passenger-flight-information/ Flight paths avoid it, there are no suitable airports for commercial passenger jets to land in emergencies https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/why-dont-airlines-fly-commercial-routes-over-antarctica-plan-for-perthbuenos-aires-nonstop-20190423-h1dq5r.html But it has dozens of airports run by nearly 20 different countries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Antarctica https://ourairports.com/continents/AN/airports.html AU https://www.antarctica.gov.au/antarctic-operations/travel-and-logistics/aviation/intercontinental-operations/wilkins-aerodrome/ AU https://www.antarctica.gov.au/antarctic-operations/travel-and-logistics/aviation/intracontinental-operations/ RU https://www.rgo.ru/en/article/new-airfield-station-progress-antarctica-welcomes-first-plane RU https://www.aari.ru/press-center/news/novosti-aari/na-stantsii-progress-otkrylsya-novyy-snezhno-ledovyy-aerodrom-dlya-transportnykh-samoletov using ice runways https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_ice_runway https://youtu.be/mCjYgaIElgE or skis https://youtu.be/5JTjWvZ-9tM https://youtu.be/UTZaeevrnhU https://youtu.be/CBRX3QJJ0Jg https://youtu.be/ex5SSdKwbKU
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