Keywords: C-17 tests Phoenix snow runway for wheeled aircraft at McMurdo Station -- Antarctica -- November 2016.jpg en US Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Research Civil Engineer T J Melendy watches from his snowmobile as a C-17 takes off from the new Phoenix Airfield at McMurdo Station in Antarctica After withstanding two takeoffs two landings and a series of taxiing maneuvers the new airfield is certified safe for wheeled aircraft 2016-11-21 https //antarcticsun usap gov/features/contenthandler cfm id 4284 Michael Lucibella National Science Foundation other versions PD-USGov McMurdo Station C-17 Globemaster III aircrew Aircraft in Antarctica 2016 in Antarctica Airports in Antarctica |