Orcadas Base Heliport
Laurie Island, (unassigned), Antarctica
SAYO is the ICAO airport code for Orcadas Base Heliport, located in Laurie Island, Antarctica. The airport is classified as a Heliport. It operates in the America/Argentina/Ushuaia timezone at an elevation of 75 ft (23 m) above sea level.
About Orcadas Base Heliport
Wikipedia ↗Base Orcadas is an Argentine scientific station in Antarctica, and the oldest of the stations in Antarctica still in operation. It is located on Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands, at 4 meters (13 ft) above sea level and 170 meters (558 ft) from the coastline. Established by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition in 1903 and transferred to the Argentine government in 1904, the base has been permanently populated since, being one of six Argentine permanent bases in Argentina's claim to Antarctica, and the first permanently inhabited base in Antarctica.
Location
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- ICAO Code
- SAYO
- Type
- Heliport
- City
- Laurie Island
- Country
- Antarctica
- Region
- (unassigned)
- Timezone
- America/Argentina/Ushuaia
- Local Time
- —
- Elevation
- 75 ft (23 m)
- Coordinates
- 60.7385°S, 44.7357°W