AirportsSharurah Domestic Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sharurah, in Najran Region, Saudi Arabia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SHW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SHW
- ICAO code
- OESH
- City
- Sharurah
- State or region
- Najran Region
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 17.4669° N, 47.1214° E
- Elevation
- 720 m (2,363 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,650 m (11,975 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SHW means Sharurah Domestic Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OESH. 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 17.4669° N, 47.1214° E. It stands 720 metres (2,363 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Sharurah Domestic Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,650 metres (11,975 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 29 airports of Saudi Arabia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 11.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,650 m 11,975 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Seiyun Hadhramaut International AirportSeiyun, Yemen | GXF | 244 km |
| Najran Domestic AirportNajran | EAM | 287 km |
| Sanaa International AirportSanaa, Yemen | SAH | 380 km |
| Wadi Al Dawasir Domestic AirportWadi Al Dawasir | WAE | 394 km |
| Riyan International AirportMukalla(Riyan), Yemen | RIY | 394 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,294 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,722 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,215 km | 2 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,619 km | 7 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,136 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,097 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,462 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,123 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,352 km | 15 h 25 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.
Links
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