Nonstop flight route between Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden:
Departure Airport:
(78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E)
Arrival Airport:
(59°35'21"N by 16°38'0"E)
Distance from LYR to VST:
1,289.32 miles (2,074.95 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST), Stockholm, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,289 miles (or 2,075 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Svalbard Airport, Longyear and Stockholm Västerås Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYR / ENSB |
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| Location: | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E |
| Area Served: | Svalbard, Norway |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYR |
| More Information: | LYR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VST / ESOW |
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| Location: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°35'21"N by 16°38'0"E |
| Area Served: | Västerås, Sweden |
| Operator/Owner: | Västerås Flygplats AB |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VST |
| More Information: | VST Maps & Info |
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):
- Because of Svalbard Airport, Longyear's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Svalbard Airport, Longyear at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
- The airport is located 1.6 nautical miles northwest of Longyearbyen, the largest settlement on Svalbard.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".
- Both Braathens SAFE and SAS applied for the concession to fly from the mainland to Norway.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
- The first night landing was made on 8 December 1965.
- The furthest airport from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
Facts about Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST):
- The furthest airport from Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,216 miles (18,050 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Stockholm Västerås Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Stockholm Västerås Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST) is Eskilstuna Airport (EKT), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of VST.
- In addition to being known as "Stockholm Västerås Airport", another name for VST is "Stockholm-Västerås flygplats".
- Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 533.85 miles (859.15 km) SSE | Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway |     |
| 2 | 543.13 miles (874.07 km) SSE | Hammerfest Airport (HFT) | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 3 | 544.90 miles (876.94 km) SSE | Mehamn Airport (MEH) | Mehamn, Norway | |
| 4 | 549.48 miles (884.30 km) SSE | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 5 | 564.10 miles (907.83 km) SSE | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 6 | 586.80 miles (944.37 km) SSE | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 7 | 589.37 miles (948.49 km) SSE | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 8 | 591.10 miles (951.28 km) SSE | Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) | Lakselv, Norway | |
| 9 | 593.13 miles (954.55 km) SSE | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 10 | 595.17 miles (957.83 km) S | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| 11 | 613.51 miles (987.35 km) SE | Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) | Vardø, Norway | |
| 12 | 618.76 miles (995.80 km) S | Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX) | Andenes, Norway | |
| 13 | 622.86 miles (1,002.39 km) SSE | Vadsø Airport (VDS) | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 14 | 637.58 miles (1,026.08 km) S | Bardufoss Airport (BDU) | Bardufoss, Norway | |
| 15 | 645.47 miles (1,038.79 km) SSE | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,169.96 miles (16,366.93 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,155.21 miles (16,343.19 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,123.73 miles (16,292.52 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,105.38 miles (16,262.99 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,050.22 miles (16,174.23 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,046.48 miles (16,168.20 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,035.38 miles (16,150.34 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,032.30 miles (16,145.38 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,015.87 miles (16,118.93 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,002.12 miles (16,096.81 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,001.91 miles (16,096.47 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,978.64 miles (16,059.03 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,966.83 miles (16,040.02 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,957.34 miles (16,024.74 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,955.39 miles (16,021.60 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.75 miles (26.96 km) S | Eskilstuna Airport (EKT) | Eskilstuna, Sweden | |
| 2 | 45.11 miles (72.59 km) E | Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 3 | 48.63 miles (78.26 km) ESE | Stockholm Bromma Airport (BMA) | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 4 | 56.20 miles (90.45 km) S | Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO) | Nyköping, Sweden | |
| 5 | 61.54 miles (99.03 km) WSW | Örebro Airport (ORB) | Örebro, Sweden | |
| 6 | 69.29 miles (111.51 km) NNW | Borlänge Airport (BLE) | Borlänge, Dalarna, Sweden | |
| 7 | 70.29 miles (113.13 km) N | Gävle-Sandviken Airport (GVX) | Gävle-Sandviken, Sweden | |
| 8 | 70.78 miles (113.90 km) SSW | Norrköping Airport (NRK) | Norrköping, Sweden | |
| 9 | 88.48 miles (142.39 km) SSW | Linköping City Airport (LPI) | Linköping, Sweden | |
| 10 | 110.26 miles (177.45 km) WNW | Hagfors Airport (HFS) | Hagfors, Sweden | |
| 11 | 115.95 miles (186.60 km) W | Karlstad Airport (KSD) | Karlstad, Sweden | |
| 12 | 119.02 miles (191.55 km) ENE | Mariehamn Airport (MHQ) | Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland | |
| 13 | 119.31 miles (192.00 km) NW | Mora–Siljan Airport (MXX) | Mora, Sweden | |
| 14 | 145.45 miles (234.08 km) WSW | Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK) | Lidköping, Sweden | |
| 15 | 146.67 miles (236.04 km) SSE | Visby Airport (VBY) | Visby, Sweden | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,215.95 miles (18,050.27 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,000.41 miles (17,703.40 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,985.71 miles (17,679.74 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,975.02 miles (17,662.54 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,967.34 miles (17,650.18 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,942.25 miles (17,609.81 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,936.84 miles (17,601.09 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,936.31 miles (17,600.23 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,933.54 miles (17,595.78 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,907.18 miles (17,553.36 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,906.50 miles (17,552.26 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,900.91 miles (17,543.27 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,888.02 miles (17,522.52 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,880.44 miles (17,510.33 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,866.74 miles (17,488.28 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |