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Sharjah International Airport

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates · #152 world#3 of 4 in country

SHJIATA code
OMSJICAO code
13Mpassengers in 2022
4,060 mlongest of 1 runway
33 melevation · 108 ft
1977opened
Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)
Photo: Fadi Fayad Al Taoba · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sharjah International Airport (SHJ/OMSJ) is an airport in the United Arab Emirates serving Sharjah.

It handled 13,000,000 passengers in 2022, making it number 152 in our world ranking and number 3 of 4 ranked airports in the United Arab Emirates.

It has 1 runway, the longest 4,060 m, at an elevation of 33 m.

5 airlines use it as a hub, including Aerovista, British Gulf International Airlines and Al Sayegh Airlines.

Passengers per year

2007–2022
4.3M5.3M5.8M6.6M7.5M8.5M9.5M12M11M11.4M12M13.6M7M13M
2007’072008’082009’092011’112012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192021’212022’22
Identification
IATA
SHJ
ICAO
OMSJ
Wikidata
Q635826
Location
City served
Sharjah
Located in
Emirate of Sharjah
Coordinates
25.3286, 55.5172
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, commercial traffic aerodrome
Opened
1977-01-01
Named after
Sharjah
Runways
12/30
4,060 m · 13,320 ftrock asphalt

Hub for 5 airlines

AAPAerovistaBGIBritish Gulf International AirlinesAl Sayegh AirlinesP3Phoenix AviationC4Click Airways