Sharjah International Airport
Sharjah International Airport مطار الشارقة | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sharjah Airport | ||||||||||
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| Location | Sharjah | ||||||||||
| Operating base for | Air Arabia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 116 ft / 35 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°19′45″N 055°30′58″E / 25.32917°N 55.51611°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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SHJ/OMSJ Location in the UAE SHJ/OMSJ SHJ/OMSJ (Middle East) SHJ/OMSJ SHJ/OMSJ (Asia) | |||||||||||
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| Sources: UAE AIP Statistics from Sharjah International Airport | |||||||||||
Sharjah International Airport (Arabic: مطار الشارقة, romanized: Maṭār aš-Šāriqa) (IATA: SHJ, ICAO: OMSJ) is an international airport located 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) east-southeast of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is spread over an area of 15,200,000 m2 (3,800 acres). It is the 3rd busiest airport in the country as well as the 10th busiest airport in the Middle East. It has one runway, and is the only airport in Sharjah capable of international flights as of 2025. By 2027, it is expected to increase its capacity to 25 million passengers annually.