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Svalbard, Longyear airport in Longyearbyen (Norway)

This airport is located near the North Pole. It is one of the northernmost airports in the world.

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.

Svalbard, Longyear airport is located near Longyearbyen, with Longyearbyen at 3mi↑, Nybyen at 4mi↑, Svalbard at 8mi↑, Spitsbergen at 35mi↑, Havoysund at 527mi↑, Nordmannset at 534mi↑,

→ See also Northernmost airports in Norway and Southernmost airports in Norway

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Airport code

Elevation : 27 m = 89ft

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Runways

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weather : sky clear at Longyearbyen

ciel dégagé
-0°F
-6 ↗ -2°F

wind ↑ 11mph

extreme cold alert with -6°F at Longyearbyen

Thursday : extreme cold alert with -0°F at Longyearbyen

Aviation weather for Svalbard, Longyear airport ENSB LYR

METAR for Svalbard, Longyear airport ENSB LYR

ENSB 191150Z 11008KT CAVOK M17/M23 Q1026 NOSIG RMK WIND 1400FT 32002KT

Decoded METAR for Svalbard, Longyear airport ENSB LYR

METAR issued by ENSB on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 11:50 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 37 minutes ago.

CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather

visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is -17°C = 1°F, dew point is -23°C = -9°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 60 %.

QNH is 1026hPa = 30.3inHg

Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 110°.

Sky clear.

No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours remarks : WIND 1400FT 32002KT

TAF for Svalbard, Longyear airport ENSB LYR

ENSB 191100Z 1912/2012 12009KT CAVOK TEMPO 2008/2012 12019KT

Decoded TAF for Svalbard, Longyear airport ENSB LYR

TAF issued by ENSB on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 11:00 UTC, issued 2 hours and 27 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Thursday, February 19, 2026 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, February 20, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC

1912/2012 12009KT CAVOK

CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather

wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 120°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

temporarily from Friday, February 20, 2026 à 08:00 heure TU to Friday, February 20, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC

TEMPO 2008/2012 12019KT

wind 19kt = 35km/h, direction is 120°

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