Satellite and aerial maps of McMurdo Station with nearby locations Nearby locationsKmBearing Pegasus Field , 13.7195NZPG McMurdo Station 1956 to present 77° 50' 43'' S 166° 40' 11'' E Ross Island ICAO: IATA: @ (optional) Send List of units at McMurdo Station Years Unit1956/99 VXE-6HH-1N, McMurdo Station News Helicopter Shows What Lies Beneath Antarctica Ice 28-Apr-15 - The National Science Foundation used an helicopter-borne sensor to gathered evidence that beneath Antarctica s ice-free McMurdo Dry Valleys may be previously unknown microbial ecosystems List of aircraft and events at McMurdo Station DatesOrg/TypeUnit 1955 VXE-6 HO4S-3 138516 1971-jan-09 accidentUSCG HH-52A 1404 1996-jan USCG HH-65 6574 2013-jan-17 accidentNSF 212 N1079U 2015-apr NSF 212 N5736J 2015-nov-20 NSF AS350B2 N4031L 2022-dec-08 Rainier 412EP N451AC