METAR & TAF for Svalbard Airport, Longyear
Live aviation weather for ENSB, decoded in plain English. Elevation 88ft, runways 09/27.
METAR ENSB 171120Z 25014KT 9999 FEW028 SCT035 06/01 Q1000 NOSIG RMK WIND 1400FT 24010KT
Observed 9 min ago
Wind
250° (WSW) at 14kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 2,800ft, Scattered at 3,500ft
Temperature
6°C / 1°C dew
Humidity
70%
QNH
1000 hPa
TAF COR ENSB 170500Z 1706/1806 28014KT 9999 FEW035 BECMG 1710/1712 22006KT PROB40 TEMPO 1715/1719 BKN012 BECMG 1720/1723 12012KT
- Fri 06:00Z to Fri 10:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 280° (W) at 14kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,500ft
- Fri 10:00Z to Fri 20:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 220° (SW) at 6kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,500ft
- Fri 15:00Z to Fri 19:00Z40% temporaryMVFR
- Cloud: broken at 1,200ft
Daylight
24h 0m
Pressure alt
486 ft
Density alt
-479 ft
Can I fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear today?
Raw weather is only half the answer. Set your own minima once, and Threshold runs this same METAR and TAF against your limits, then pins a verdict to your Lock Screen and flips it the moment conditions move.
Common questions
Does Svalbard Airport, Longyear (ENSB) issue a METAR?
Yes. Svalbard Airport, Longyear issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.
What is a personal minima?
Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.
Where does this weather come from?
Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.