AirportsSvolvær Airport, Helle is a medium-sized airport serving Svolvær, in Nordland, Norway. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SVJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SVJ
- ICAO code
- ENSH
- City
- Svolvær
- State or region
- Nordland
- Country
- Norway
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 68.2433° N, 14.6692° E
- Elevation
- 8 m (27 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 946 m (3,104 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SVJ means Svolvær Airport, Helle. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ENSH. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 68.2433° N, 14.6692° E. It stands 8 metres (27 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Harstad, about 98 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Oslo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Svolvær Airport, Helle has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 946 metres (3,104 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 47 airports of Norway on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 35.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36/18 | 946 m 3,104 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stokmarknes Airport, SkagenHadsel | SKN | 40 km |
| Leknes AirportLeknes | LKN | 45 km |
| Harstad/Narvik AirportEvenes | EVE | 87 km |
| Værøy HeliportVærøy | VRY | 104 km |
| Bodø AirportBodø | BOO | 109 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,950 km | 7 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,757 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,497 km | 7 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 2,034 km | 2 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,808 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 8,009 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,840 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,617 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,331 km | 19 h 00 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.