Svalbard Airport, Longyear is the main airport serving Svalbard in Norway. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) northwest of Longyearbyen on the west coast, and is the northernmost airport in the world with scheduled public flights. The first airport near Longyearbyen was constructed during World War II. In 1959, it was first used for occasional flights, but could only be used a few months a year. Construction of the new airport at Hotellneset started in 1973, and the airport was opened on 2 September, 1975. It is owned and operated by state-owned Avinor.
This airport is adequate apart from the fact that there appears to be no runway lighting at all. Given that this airport will be in darkness for significant periods of the winter, this is really bad!