It is so cold here in the winter that planes can not land. Since there is no other way in or out, everyone who stays here after the last flight must remain here until the end of October when it warms up again. Now there are 220 people here and about 50 will stay through the winter. There is only one day a year here. It is light for six months and dark for the other six.
Summer is light and winter dark.
I am looking forward to heading home in about a week's time. It takes 5 long flights to get home to Chicago. There is no direct access between Feb 15 and the end of October. It is too cold for the planes. DASI weighs about 38,000 lbs.