Aeronautical current weather observation and short-term forecast for pilots, flight preparation with the METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report : current weather report), and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term weather forecast message for aviation). And other resources like VAC (Visual Approach Chart) and NOTAM (Notice To Airman) to prepare a flights.
METAR, TAF, VAC, NOTAM Svalbard Longyear airport (Norway) / ICAO ENSB/ IATA LYR
Longyearbyen Airport is a Norwegian airport, located in the Svalbard archipelago, on the island of Spitsbergen, 3 km northwest of the city of Longyearbyen. It is the most northerly scheduled airport in the world.
This airport is located near the North Pole. It is one of the northernmost airports in the world.
Svalbard Longyear airport (Norway) is located close to Longyearbyen, Longyearbyen at 3 mile↑, Nybyen at 4 mile↑, Svalbard at 8 mile↑, Spitsbergen at 35 mile↑, Havoysund at 527 mile↑, Nordmannset at 534 mile↑, Honningsvag at 536 mile↑, Nordkapp at 536 mile↑, Hasvik at 543 mile↑, Breivikbotn at 543 mile↑,
Elevation : 27 m = 89 ft
Runways
- runway 10/28 : 2319 m = 7608 ft
weather : scattered clouds at Longyearbyen
10↗14 °F
Wind ↑ 4 mph
extreme cold alert with 10 °F at Longyearbyen
thursday : extreme cold alert with 16 °F at Longyearbyen
aerial view of Svalbard Longyear
METAR for Svalbard Longyear airport - ENSB
ENSB 231450Z 24004KT 9999 FEW035 M07/M09 Q1012 RMK WIND 1400FT 05006KT
Decoded METAR for Svalbard Longyear Airport (Norway)
METAR issued by ENSB on Saturday 23rd of October 2021 at 14:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 81 hours and -4308 minutes ago.
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
Temperature is -7 °C = 19 °F and dew point is -9 °C = 16 °F . This correspond to 86% relative humidity.
QNH is 1012 mb = 29.88 inHg
Wind speed is 7 km/h = 4 kt, direction is 240°.
Clouds : few clouds at 3500 ft = 1070 m.
Remarks : WIND 1400FT 05006KT
TAF for Svalbard Longyear airport - ENSB
ENSB 231700Z 2318/2418 12008KT 9999 FEW015 SCT050
Decoded TAF for Svalbard Longyear Airport (Norway)
TAF issued by ENSB on Saturday 23rd of October 2021 at 17:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 7 hours and 2 minutes ago. A 24 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday 23rd of October 2021 à 18:00 heure TU to Sunday 24th of October 2021 à 18:00 heure UTC
2318/2418 12008KT 9999 FEW015 SCT050
Wind 8 kt = 15 km/h, direction is 120°
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
few clouds at 1500 ft = 460 m scattered clouds at 5000 ft = 1520 m
close by
nearest airports to Svalbard Longyear
- for Svea airport (ENSA) at 30 mile↑
- for Ny Alesund Svalbard airport (ENAS) at 68 mile↑
- for Nagurskoye airport (UODN) at 434 mile↑
- for Station Nord Landing Strip airport (BGMI) at 444 mile↑
- for Danmarkshavn airport (BGDH) at 512 mile↑
- for Honningsvag Valan airport (ENHV) at 534 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Hammaerfest airport (ENHF) at 543 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Mehamn airport (ENMH) at 545 mile↑METAR & TAF
Data sources
- NOTAM : ICAO (www.icao.int)
- METAR : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- TAF : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Météo générale : Openweathermap (www.openweathermap.org) et AVWX (avwx.rest)
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr), Espagne ENAIRE (https://aip.enaire.es)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)