snowplanes

Ice-landing ski planes

Snowplanes are aircraft equipped with skis instead of wheels, allowing them to land on and take off from snow or ice.

They're used in polar regions, remote northern areas, and mountainous terrain where conventional runways don't exist: The supplies arrived by snowplane.

Also called ski planes.

aircraft

ski-equipped

Having skis attached

propeller · polar expedition · cargo transport · Antarctic · ice runway · Cessna · bush pilot · frozen lake · backcountry

grooming

ski resort

Snow-sport vacation facility

ski run · packed powder · winter sports · snowcat · compaction · trail system · cross-country · downhill · ski patrol · base layer

Opposites
landing gear type

snowplaneslandplanes

Aircraft designed for ground

floatplanes · seaplanes · flying boats · amphibious aircraft

Family

snowplane

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G