AirportsSharjah International Airport is a large airport serving Sharjah, in Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SHJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SHJ
- ICAO code
- OMSJ
- City
- Sharjah
- State or region
- Sharjah Emirate
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 25.3286° N, 55.5172° E
- Elevation
- 34 m (111 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,060 m (13,320 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SHJ means Sharjah International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OMSJ. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.3286° N, 55.5172° E. It stands 34 metres (111 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Dubai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sharjah International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,060 metres (13,320 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 8 airports of United Arab Emirates on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 4,060 m 13,320 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai International AirportDubai | DXB | 17 km |
| Ras Al Khaimah International AirportRas Al Khaimah | RKT | 53 km |
| Al Maktoum International AirportDubai(Jebel Ali) | DWC | 60 km |
| Abu Musa Island AirportAbu Musa, Iran | AEU | 78 km |
| Fujairah International AirportFujairah | FJR | 85 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,166 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,914 km | 2 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,502 km | 7 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,004 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,393 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,835 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,918 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,035 km | 15 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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