Sky Blu is a forward operating station for the British Antarctic Survey located in southern Palmer Land, Antarctica.
The facility is used to store fuel drums and field equipment for onward transport by the Twin Otter aircraft.
[1][2] The blue ice runway is groomed by the camp staff using commercial lightweight snow ploughs and blowers which could be shipped in by Dash 7 aircraft.
When the wind is favourable, and the conditions good, a runway 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) in length and 50 metres (160 ft) wide is possible.
However, operations are often hampered by much lighter winds causing knee high snow drifts which reduce contrast.