AirportsSvalbard Airport, Longyear is a medium-sized airport serving Longyearbyen, in Svalbard, Norway. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LYR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LYR
- ICAO code
- ENSB
- City
- Longyearbyen
- State or region
- Svalbard
- Country
- Norway
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 78.2461° N, 15.4656° E
- Elevation
- 27 m (88 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,319 m (7,608 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LYR means Svalbard Airport, Longyear. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ENSB. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 78.2461° N, 15.4656° E. It stands 27 metres (88 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Arctic/Longyearbyen, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Svalbard Airport, Longyear has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,319 metres (7,608 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 47 airports of Norway on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 14.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,319 m 7,608 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Honningsvåg Airport, ValanHonningsvåg | HVG | 859 km |
| Hammerfest AirportHammerfest | HFT | 874 km |
| Mehamn AirportMehamn | MEH | 877 km |
| Hasvik AirportHasvik | HAA | 884 km |
| Berlevåg AirportBerlevåg | BVG | 908 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 6,274 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,219 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,229 km | 8 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,045 km | 4 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,586 km | 7 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 7,179 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,827 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,849 km | 8 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,665 km | 18 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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