The most famous airport with a runway made entirely of ice is the Ice Runway (NZIR) in Antarctica, serving McMurdo Station. In 2026, it remains a seasonal high-fidelity marvel constructed on frozen sea ice at the start of the Antarctic summer. While it can handle massive wheeled aircraft like the C-17 Globemaster, it must be decommissioned each year when the ice becomes unstable due to the "High-Fidelity" warming of the summer sun. Other notable Antarctic ice landing strips include Wilkins Runway (a "blue ice" runway on a glacier) and Wolf’s Fang Runway. These high-fidelity runways require constant monitoring of ice thickness and temperature to ensure they can withstand the immense weight of modern transport planes without cracking, providing a critical lifeline for researchers and high-fidelity expedition travelers at the bottom of the world.