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SHJ — Sharjah International Airport

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Large airport in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
IATA code
SHJ
ICAO code
OMSJ
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
13,000,000
2022 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes
26
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Elevation
34 m
112 ft
Runways
1
Longest 4,060 m

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About SHJ

Sharjah International Airport is a large airport serving Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It opened in 1977. 13,000,000 passengers used it in 2022. Open traffic data shows 26 nonstop routes from SHJ.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from SHJ

Route Distance Passengers / year
SHJ → TRV2,936 km 446,643
SHJ → COK2,772 km 331,021
SHJ → DEL2,169 km 325,215
SHJ → BOM1,916 km 302,909
SHJ → SAW2,975 km 293,082
SHJ → CCJ2,665 km 243,804
SHJ → HYD2,536 km 224,373
SHJ → ATQ2,012 km 197,008
SHJ → CNN2,577 km 174,620
SHJ → VNS2,747 km 128,235
SHJ → LKO2,540 km 124,614
SHJ → IST3,037 km 124,492
SHJ → JAI2,035 km 106,646
SHJ → TRZ2,930 km 105,402
SHJ → MAA2,923 km 104,460
SHJ → BGY4,646 km 101,097
SHJ → AMD1,756 km 100,485
SHJ → BLR2,685 km 98,591
SHJ → CJB2,766 km 75,333
SHJ → GOI2,203 km 66,082
SHJ → IDR2,082 km 61,204
SHJ → TZX2,266 km 57,006
SHJ → STV1,822 km 39,230
SHJ → NAG2,450 km 28,974
SHJ → VGA2,799 km 27,853
SHJ → SJJ3,933 km 22,256

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airports within 150 km

Code Airport Distance
DXBDubai International Airport17 km
RKTRas Al Khaimah International Airport53 km
DWCAl Maktoum International Airport60 km
AEUAbu Musa Island Airport78 km
FJRFujairah International Airport85 km
KHSKhasab Airport118 km
AANAl Ain International Airport119 km
AUHZayed International Airport132 km

Distance from SHJ to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
SHJ → LHR5,509 km —
SHJ → DXB17 km —
SHJ → CDG5,250 km —
SHJ → FRA4,853 km —
SHJ → IST3,037 km 124,492
SHJ → AMS5,178 km —
SHJ → JFK11,024 km —
SHJ → ATL12,232 km —
SHJ → LAX13,413 km —
SHJ → SIN5,835 km —
SHJ → HND7,932 km —
SHJ → DOH394 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
12/304,060 m 60 mAsphalt

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Sharjah, Sharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates · 25.3286, 55.5172

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Sharjah International Airport has the IATA code SHJ and the ICAO code OMSJ. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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