The heliport is situated at Heerodden, a peninsula 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) north of the town of Barentsburg, at an elevation of 25 meters (82 ft) above mean sea level.
The facility consists of an administration building, a control tower, two hangars and a radar.
The airport has a single concrete runway, which is 90-by-21-meter (295 by 69 ft) and aligned east–west.
It connects to the main apron via a 8-meter (26 ft) wide concrete taxiway.
The largest apron area measures 96 by 32 meters (315 by 105 ft).

The administration building has meeting rooms and a canteen in the first floor, teaching and technical rooms in the second, apartments in the third and the control tower in the fourth.
The building has 800 square meters (8,600 sq ft) of residential and office space and 360 square meters (3,900 sq ft) of technical rooms.
There are two hangars, the smaller being 700 square meters (7,500 sq ft), while the larger is 96 by 32 meters (315 by 105 ft) and 8 meters (26 ft) tall.
This allows for the indoor parking of five Mi-8 helicopters.
There is hangar capacity for maintenance of one such helicopter at a time.

The airport is located in uncontrolled airspace.
The tower is manned on days and times with flights.
Due to the language barrier, there is no radio communication between the helicopters and heliport on the one side, and Svalbard Airport, Longyear on the other.
Yet both airport and helicopters have radios to communicate at Longyearbyen's frequency.
Information concerning flights is relayed by fax from the meteorological station at Barentsburg to Longyearbyen.
The heliport is situated at Heerodden, a peninsula 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) north of the town of Barentsburg, at an elevation of 25 meters (82 ft) above mean sea level. The facility consists of an administration building, a control tower, two hangars and a radar. The airport has a single concrete runway, which is 90-by-21-meter (295 by 69 ft) and aligned east–west. It connects to the main apron via a 8-meter (26 ft) wide concrete taxiway. The largest apron area measures 96 by 32 meters (315 by 105 ft).
The administration building has meeting rooms and a canteen in the first floor, teaching and technical rooms in the second, apartments in the third and the control tower in the fourth. The building has 800 square meters (8,600 sq ft) of residential and office space and 360 square meters (3,900 sq ft) of technical rooms. There are two hangars, the smaller being 700 square meters (7,500 sq ft), while the larger is 96 by 32 meters (315 by 105 ft) and 8 meters (26 ft) tall. This allows for the indoor parking of five Mi-8 helicopters. There is hangar capacity for maintenance of one such helicopter at a time.
The airport is located in uncontrolled airspace. The tower is manned on days and times with flights. Due to the language barrier, there is no radio communication between the helicopters and heliport on the one side, and Svalbard Airport, Longyear on the other. Yet both airport and helicopters have radios to communicate at Longyearbyen's frequency. Information concerning flights is relayed by fax from the meteorological station at Barentsburg to Longyearbyen.
Barentsburg Heliport, Heerodden