Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands is a group of two territories located in the Arctic Ocean, between Norway and the North Pole. Svalbard is an archipelago, while Jan Mayen Island is a volcanic island. Both territories have a combined population of less than 3,000 people.
The official language of Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands is Norwegian. The currency used in Svalbard is the Norwegian krone (NOK), while in Jan Mayen Island, the currency is not in use as it has no permanent population.
As Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands are sparsely populated and have no international airport, there are no direct flights from the UK. The nearest airport to Svalbard is Longyearbyen Airport (LYR), which can be reached via a connecting flight from Oslo or Tromsø. The flight time from Oslo to Longyearbyen is approximately 3 hours.
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands are in the GMT+1 time zone, which is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
As mentioned, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands do not have an international airport. Longyearbyen Airport is the only airport serving Svalbard and is located approximately 3 kilometers northwest of the town of Longyearbyen. The address of Longyearbyen Airport is Postboks 103, 9171 Longyearbyen, Norway.