Perseus Airstrip is a key logistics hub in East Antarctica, specifically within Dronning Maud Land (DML), serving as the main gateway for the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica (PEA) research station (WAP BEL-Ø2). Located about 60 km north of PEA and 450 km east of Novo Runway (WAP MNB-Ø6), it allows for direct, intercontinental flights from Cape Town, South Africa, significantly reducing travel time and costs for scientists and researchers.
Situated at 71°25’42” South and 23°33’57” East, on a blue ice field near Romnoes, a nunatak, Perseus Airstrip is part of the DROMLAN network, responsible for logistics in Dronning Maud Land region of East Antarctica. Under ALCI (Antarctic Logistics Center International), the logistics service provider in DROMLAN based in South Africa, the new airstrip is partly maintained by the BELARE (Belgian Antarctic Research Expedition) team members and will allow savings of both time and money for scientists doing research at the Princess Elisabeth Station and its vicinity.
The first intercontinental flight from Cape Town landed at Perseus Airstrip on November 22, 2019. Scientists from various research projects, including CHASE, MASS2ANT, and LOSUMEA, were among the first to utilize the new airstrip which is also crucial for accessing the upcoming Andromeda Station.
The 3 km-long Perseus Airstrip sits atop a blue ice field close to rounded Romnoes nunatak. The climate at this location is quite dry, with very little snow accumulation. 
This is due in part to the fact that the airstrip sits on the leeward side of Romnoes, allowing it to be partially protected from katabatic winds from Antarctica’s interior, and snow accumulation. This makes bulldozing maintenance to smooth out the airstrip easier than it would be at other locations.
Sitting on solid blue ice in a cold environment that never goes above freezing also means that the airstrip won’t be at risk of melting during the austral summer, which can sometimes happen at stations at the coast when temperatures get warmer.
Perseus Airstrip will be add in next release of the WAP-WADA Directory as MNB-NEW