Why would South Pole be NPX?
2006-11-25 15:45:58 · 5 answers · asked by Hunter B 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
There is an airfield (actually a snow landing strip) at the South Pole, so it has to have a code; this code is NPX (ICAO code NZSP). At the Nort Pole there is no airfield so there's no code.
2006-11-25 16:16:22 · answer #1 · answered by Gergely 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The magnetic north/south labelling isn't something greater advantageous than an historic convention. the top of compass needle pointing north replaced into traditionally called the north magnetic pole *of the needle*, and because 2 magnetic dipoles (being vectors) align head to tail as against one yet another, the north pole of a compass needle particularly factors in direction of Earth's south magnetic pole, that's placed in northern Canada.
2016-12-13 14:19:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know....however, North Pole, Alaska is FBX.
2006-11-25 15:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The NPX Is for Native people crossing.
2006-11-26 01:14:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was originally a U.S. Naval station, so since the Navy claimed all codes starting with "N" it was named NPX
2006-11-25 16:08:57 · answer #5 · answered by trooper91xs34 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋