Patriot Hills Airport, designated ICAO code SCPZ, was a seasonal blue-ice runway located in the Heritage Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica, operated primarily during the austral summer season. It served as a critical logistics hub for private and scientific expeditions heading deeper into the Antarctic interior, including traverses to the South Pole. The runway was a natural blue-ice surface, capable of handling wheeled aircraft such as the Ilyushin Il-76, which made it one of the few Antarctic landing strips accessible to large jet aircraft without the need for a prepared gravel or snow surface. Operations were managed under Chilean jurisdiction and coordination. Patriot Hills Base Camp ceased operations around 2010–2011 after the blue-ice runway deteriorated due to changing weather and snowfall patterns, rendering it unusable for large aircraft. The site was subsequently decommissioned, with Antarctic logistics operations shifting to alternative sites such as Union Glacier.