The French Air Force deployed an A400M aircraft to transport fuel to Station Nord, a Danish military outpost in Greenland.
According to the website Militarnyi, Station Nord is located nearly 1,000 km from the North Pole and is inaccessible to cargo ships due to sea ice. Therefore, all supplies must be delivered by air.
The French A400M is operating flights between Kangerlussuaq, on Greenland’s west coast, and Station Nord, which is more than three hours away to the northeast. This is the first time a French A400M transport aircraft has taken part in the operation.
The fuel is mainly used to generate electricity and heat the station’s buildings, where temperatures drop below -30°C in winter and rarely rise above freezing in summer, even on the warmest days.
In addition to the military facilities, Station Nord is also home to the Villum Research Station, a civilian research facility operated by Aarhus University.
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