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Svalbard Airport

airport in Svalbard, Norway
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Svalbard Airport

Summary

Svalbard Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Svalbard Airport is located in Svalbard[3].
  • Svalbard Airport is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Svalbard Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Svalbard Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Svalbard Airport's instance of is recorded as international airport[7].
  • Svalbard Airport is operated by Avinor[8].
  • Svalbard is named after Svalbard Airport[9].
  • Svalbard Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as LYR[10].
  • Svalbard Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as ENSB[11].
  • Svalbard Airport took place at Longyearbyen[12].
  • Svalbard Airport's Commons category is recorded as Svalbard Airport, Longyear[13].
  • Svalbard Airport's runway is recorded as 10/28[14].
  • +1975-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Svalbard Airport[15].
  • Svalbard Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 78.246111111111, 'lon': 15.465555555556}[16].
  • Svalbard Airport's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Hotellneset[17].
  • Svalbard Airport's official website is recorded as https://avinor.no/en/airport/svalbard-airport/[18].
  • Svalbard Airport's official website is recorded as https://avinor.no/flyplass/svalbard/[19].
  • Svalbard Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Longyearbyen[20].
  • Svalbard Airport's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ippc.no/norway_aip/current/aip/ad/ensb/ensb_en.html[21].
  • Svalbard Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1975-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Svalbard Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+94'}[23].
  • Svalbard Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 78.2461, 'lon': 15.4656}[24].
  • Svalbard Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+161223'}[25].
  • Svalbard Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+166477'}[26].
  • Svalbard Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+169278'}[27].

Body

Geography

Svalbard Airport is in the country of Norway[4]. It is located in Svalbard[3].

Physical Characteristics

Svalbard Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+94'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5], commercial traffic aerodrome[6], and international airport[7].

History and Context

+1975-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Svalbard Airport[15]. Svalbard is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

Svalbard Airport ranks in the top 1% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . avinor.no. avinor.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . avinor.no. avinor.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . avinor.no. avinor.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Location → Longyearbyen
    Instance of → airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, international airport
    State of use → in use
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "ENSB"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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