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Small airport · Norway

Svalbard Airport

Longyearbyen, Norway · #1055 world#17 of 45 in country

LYRIATA code
ENSBICAO code
170.3Kpassengers in 2022
2,480 mlongest of 1 runway
29 melevation · 95 ft
1975opened
Svalbard Airport (LYR)
Photo: User:Bjoertvedt · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Svalbard Airport (LYR/ENSB) is an airport in Norway serving Longyearbyen.

It handled 170,277 passengers in 2022, making it number 1055 in our world ranking and number 17 of 45 ranked airports in Norway.

It has 1 runway, the longest 2,480 m, at an elevation of 29 m.

Passengers per year

2009–2022
129.3K125.8K126.3K133.5K151.7K161.2K166.6K170.6K169.3K182.3K185.4K68.3K82.3K170.3K
2009’092010’102011’112012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’22
Identification
IATA
LYR
ICAO
ENSB
Wikidata
Q59633
Location
Country
Norway
City served
Longyearbyen
Located in
Svalbard
Coordinates
78.2461, 15.4656
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, airport
Opened
1975-01-01
Operator
Avinor
Named after
Svalbard
Runways
10/28
2,480 m · 8,136 ftrock asphalt