[4] The airport, which is approximately seven miles from Ross Island, serves McMurdo Station and New Zealand's Scott Base.

[5] A cluster of facilities for flight operations, referred to as "Willy Town", includes several rows of containers for workers and a galley.

[5] Aviation fuel at Williams Field is pumped in a 16 km (10 mi) flexible pipe from McMurdo Station.

The extraordinary conditions encountered at Williams Field include the fact that the airfield is in a continuous slow slide towards the sea.

Transport to Williams Field uses various vehicles including Foremost Delta II and Ford E-350 vans.