Antarctic Airways
Antarctica's first commercial airline
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9219728 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Swithinbank (University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 151 |
| Pages | 313-316 |
| Publication date | 1988-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polar Record (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0032247400009591 |
| OpenAlex | W1997597356 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
Antarctic Airways, an independent commercial airline, operated one DC-4 and two Twin Otter aircraft during the 1987–88 summer season. The DC-4 made twelve direct flights between Punta Arenas, Chile, and the Ellsworth Mountains. The Twin Otters were used for onward flights to destinations including the South Pole. The significance of this development is that scientists from countries that do not have ships or bases in the Antarctic can now work on the continent without either
Aeronautics · Archaeology · Destinations · Geography · Physical geography · Tourism · Engineering · Environmental Science · Geology · Oceanography · Space exploration and regulation · Space Exploration and Technology · Spaceflight effects on biology
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 1994 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |