Airlines and Destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Arktikugol | Corporate charter by helicopter: Barentsburg |
| Lufttransport | Ny-Ålesund Corporate charter: Svea |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Oslo-Gardermoen |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Oslo-Gardermoen, Tromsø |
Lufttransport has a base at Svalbard Airport with two 19-seat Dornier Do 228-202K aircraft and 15 employees. The airline flies two weekly trips to Ny-Ålesund Airport, Hamnerabben on behalf of Kings Bay with research personnel and about thirty trips per week to Svea Airport on behalf of Store Norske Spitsbergen Kullkompani with mining personnel. These routes involve transport of 21,000 passengers and 500 tonnes of cargo per year. On behalf of the Norwegian Coast Guard, Lufttransport flies about 400 hours annual of aerial surveillance. Scandinavian Airlines flies six times a week to Tromsø Airport and onwards to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. The Barentsburg mine has a Mi-8 helicopter used for travel to and from the Longyearbyn airport and more.
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