PHILOSOPHY OF THE U.S. ANTARCTIC PROGRAM IN MINIMIZING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

APPENDIX B: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR THE PEGASUS RUNWAY

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South Pole Station

Figure B1. Location of USAP stations on the Antarctic continent.

required to operate and maintain them can cause

PHILOSOPHY OF THE U.S. ANTARCTIC

environmental impact on Antarctica. Wheeled air-

PROGRAM IN MINIMIZING

planes are appreciably more efficient in that they

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

use less fuel and can carry more cargo than simi-

lar aircraft equipped with skis. Replacing ski-

Reducing human impacts on the Antarctic en-

equipped planes with wheeled aircraft could

vironment is a major goal of the USAP. Enhanc-

reduce the number of flights, the consumption of

ing the use of wheeled aircraft can help meet the

fuel, and the generation of emissions and

goal of streamlining Antarctic operations. Air-

maintenance-related wastes required to support

craft are essential for supporting scientific re-

USAP scientific and operational activities.

search, but their fuel, emissions, and the personnel

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