{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Vostok Skiway","iataCode":null,"icaoCode":null,"city":"Vostok Station","country":"AQ","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-78.466139,"longitude":106.84825},"elevationMeters":3489,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"The name Vostok – Russian for \"east\" – belongs to a research station, not a freight airport, and its skiway exists solely to serve it. Perched at roughly 3,489 metres in East Antarctica near the Pole of Cold, the station is run by the Russian Antarctic Expedition. Ski-equipped aircraft handle light loads, while fuel and heavy gear reach the site via weeks-long sledge convoys from the coastal Progress station. No integrators, commercial carriers or cargo terminals operate here. The station is fam","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/vostok-skiway-airport-35651","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/vostok-skiway-airport-35651","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Vostok Skiway · Vostok Station, AQ · 3489 m"}