Transport
Being one of the most extreme and remote environments on Earth, research on the frozen Antarctic continent has immense transport requirements. Travel to, from and within Antarctica requires specialised transportation built for or adapted to the inhospitable environment. The nzTABS mission has a number of transport requirements to achieve success in the field. Click to find out more about how to travel in Antarctica.

C17 The C-17 is the main aircraft used to transport people, supplies, and equipment to Antarctica. Made by Boeing, the... more C130 The C-130 Hercules is a four engine turboprop military transport plane produced by Lockheed Martin. It has been used to transport passengers ... more A319 The Airbus A-319 is one of the more unusual transport craft you will see in Antarctica (if you are lucky). For one thing, it’s beautiful. For another, it's.... more Bell 212 The Bell 212 (two twelve) helicopter (helo) operated by Helicopters NZ and PHI (USA), is a twin turbine- machine driving a two bladed rotor.... more AS350 The AS 350 is a single-turbine helicopter (helo) with a three-bladed rotor capable of carrying a combination of 5 passengers and cargo weighing... more Hiking All of the surveying in November was done on foot, and all of the samples collected in January were fetched and carried on foot. In November... more