Airports / Norway / LYR
Svalbard Airport, Longyear
ENSB / LYRLongyearbyen, NorwayELEV 88 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
377 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nagurskoye Airfield (UODN).
Overview
Svalbard Airport, Longyear (ENSB / LYR) is a mid-sized airport serving Longyearbyen, Norway. Field elevation is 88 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list LYR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Nagurskoye Airfield (UODN, 377 nm), Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG, 464 nm), and Hammerfest Airport (HFT, 472 nm).
Trip costs from LYR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from LYR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
ENSB
IATA
LYR
FAA / Local
ENSB
Elevation
88 ft
Coordinates
78.2461° N · 15.4656° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Norway fields
state range 9–2,054 ft
At 88 ft, LYR sits higher than 60% of the 43 Norway fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 377nmUODNNagurskoye AirfieldAlexandra Land
- 464nmHVGHonningsvåg Airport, ValanHonningsvåg
- 472nmHFTHammerfest AirportHammerfest
- 473nmMEHMehamn AirportMehamn
- 490nmBVGBerlevåg AirportBerlevåg
- 510nmBJFBåtsfjord AirportBåtsfjord
Location
Open the full mapENSB · Svalbard Airport, Longyear · Longyearbyen, Norway