Svalbard, Longyear airport in Longyearbyen (Norway) aviation weather and informations ENSB LYR

Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.

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↑, Honningsvag at 536mi↑, Nordkapp at 536mi↑,

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aerial view of Svalbard, Longyear airport

Airport code

ICAO code : ENSB
IATA code : LYR
Local code : -

Elevation : 27 m = 89ft

Runways

runway 10/28 : 2319m = 7608ft

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weather : broken clouds at Longyearbyen

9°F
5 ↗ 18°F

wind ↑ 12mph

extreme cold alert with 5°F at Longyearbyen

snow alert with 2in at Longyearbyen

Tuesday : extreme cold alert with -4°F at Longyearbyen

Aviation weather for Svalbard, Longyear airport ENSB LYR

METAR for Svalbard, Longyear airport ENSB LYR

ENSB 020720Z 34017KT 6000 -SN FEW010 SCT016 BKN020 M08/M11 Q1005 NOSIG RMK WIND 1400FT 35013KT

Decoded METAR for Svalbard, Longyear airport ENSB LYR

METAR issued by ENSB on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 07:20 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 6 days and 153 hours and -8589 minutes ago.

visibility is 6km = 4mi.

The temperature is -8°C = 18°F, dew point is -11°C = 12°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.

QNH is 1005hPa = 29.68inHg

Wind 31km/h = 17kt, direction is 340°.

Clouds : few clouds at 1000ft = 300m. scattered clouds at 1600ft = 490m. broken at 2000ft = 610m.

light snow

No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours remarks : WIND 1400FT 35013KT

TAF for Svalbard, Longyear airport ENSB LYR

ENSB 020500Z 0206/0306 35010KT 9999 -SN FEW015 BKN025 TEMPO 0206/0209 BKN014 BECMG 0221/0224 12008KT

Decoded TAF for Svalbard, Longyear airport ENSB LYR

TAF issued by ENSB on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 05:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 6 days and 12 hours and 11 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.