Which direction do flights land at Svalbard - Longyearbyen
Nov 16, 2015, 4:01 pm
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Which direction do flights land at Svalbard - Longyearbyen
Does anyone know which way airplanes land at LYR airport?
Left to right, or right to left (More or less) - per Google Earth
Or does this vary by day?
I couldn't quite determine from the photo on Wikipedia.
So as to determine the ideal side of aircraft to sit on and look out!
Just booked my flights - most Northerly airport in the world!!
Left to right, or right to left (More or less) - per Google Earth
Or does this vary by day?
I couldn't quite determine from the photo on Wikipedia.
So as to determine the ideal side of aircraft to sit on and look out!
Just booked my flights - most Northerly airport in the world!!
Nov 19, 2015, 2:34 am
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Aircraft land into wind, or as close into wind as possible. So it will depend on the wind direction on the day.
I can't remember if there is a "prevailing wind" up there (I was only there once, and that was nearly 20 years ago). Suggest you monitor weather sites for a while to see if there is a pattern.
BTW, LYR is not the most northerly airport in the world. There is at least one that is further north, Ny Alesund, also in Svalbard.
I can't remember if there is a "prevailing wind" up there (I was only there once, and that was nearly 20 years ago). Suggest you monitor weather sites for a while to see if there is a pattern.
BTW, LYR is not the most northerly airport in the world. There is at least one that is further north, Ny Alesund, also in Svalbard.
Nov 20, 2015, 12:25 pm
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thanks...ok...it's the most northerly with regularly scheduled commercial / tourist service! 
I check Alesund and it says charter flights only. Lufttransport doesn't even offer an option to buy a ticket. Must go through the company - King's Bay.
I check Alesund and it says charter flights only. Lufttransport doesn't even offer an option to buy a ticket. Must go through the company - King's Bay.