AirportsSharm El Sheikh International Airport is a large airport serving Sharm El Sheikh, in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SSH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SSH
- ICAO code
- HESH
- City
- Sharm El Sheikh
- State or region
- South Sinai Governorate
- Country
- Egypt
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 27.9773° N, 34.3947° E
- Elevation
- 58 m (191 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,081 m (10,108 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SSH means Sharm El Sheikh International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HESH. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.9773° N, 34.3947° E. It stands 58 metres (191 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Hurghada, about 98 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Cairo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,081 metres (10,108 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 17 airports of Egypt on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 10.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04L/22R | 3,081 m 10,108 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 04R/22L | 3,081 m 10,108 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neom Bay AirportSharma, Saudi Arabia | NUM | 88 km |
| Hurghada International AirportHurghada | HRG | 107 km |
| Taba International AirportTaba | TCP | 184 km |
| King Hussein International AirportAqaba, Jordan | AQJ | 192 km |
| Ramon International AirportEilat, Israel | ETM | 204 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,160 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,027 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,105 km | 3 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,900 km | 5 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,392 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,558 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,940 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,484 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,044 km | 17 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.
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