Penguins would be unwelcome neighbors to one of the world’s most remote projects if the Australian government goes ahead with plans to build an all-weather airport in East Antarctica, 5,000 km from Hobart, Tasmania.
While environmental studies continue for the airport near Davis Station, the government invited expressions of interest in December, with plans to award a construction contract in mid-2022. The Davis concrete runway could open as the first in Antarctica in about 2040.