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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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)[1] east-southeast of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is spread over an area of 15,200,000 m2 (3,800 acres).[3] It has one runway, and is the only airport in Sharjah capable of international flights as of 2022.By 2027 it is expected to increase its capacity to 25 million passengers annually.[4]