Where is SSH airport?

SSH is a large airport in Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, at 27.9773, 34.3947, 58 m above sea level. It serves Sharm el-Sheikh.

What time zone is SSH in?

SSH is in the Africa/Cairo time zone, UTC+2 / UTC+3 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use SSH?

9,046,690 passengers in 2025, according to Wikidata.

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport opened in 1968.

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Large airport in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

IATA code: SSH
ICAO code: HESH
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 9,046,690; 2025 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 13; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+2 / UTC+3; Africa/Cairo
Elevation: 58 m; 190 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 3,081 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with S

About SSH

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport is a large airport serving Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. It opened in 1968 and is run by Egyptian Airports Company. 9,046,690 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 13 nonstop routes from SSH.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from SSH

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SSH → MXP	Milan, Italy	2,990 km	298,231
SSH → SAW	Istanbul, Turkey	1,507 km	238,986
SSH → FCO	Rome, Italy	2,527 km	141,448
SSH → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,563 km	135,425
SSH → NAP	Naples, Italy	2,328 km	134,102
SSH → KTW	Katowice, Poland	2,813 km	117,116
SSH → WAW	Warsaw, Poland	2,909 km	113,657
SSH → VNO	Vilnius, Lithuania	3,051 km	67,620
SSH → RIX	Riga, Latvia	3,319 km	55,781
SSH → VRN	Verona, Italy	2,835 km	52,767
SSH → TLL	Tallinn, Estonia	3,569 km	52,044
SSH → RZE	Rzeszów, Poland	2,672 km	45,414
SSH → BLQ	Bologna, Italy	2,755 km	40,540

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. Routes outside these are not counted.

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
NUM	Neom Bay Airport	Sharma, Saudi Arabia	88 km
HRG	Hurghada International Airport	Hurghada, Egypt	107 km
TCP	Taba International Airport	Taba, Egypt	184 km
AQJ	King Hussein International Airport	Aqaba, Jordan	192 km
ETM	Ramon International Airport	Eilat, Israel	204 km

Distance from SSH to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SSH → LHR	London, United Kingdom	3,903 km	—
SSH → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2,108 km	—
SSH → CDG	Paris, France	3,583 km	—
SSH → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	3,284 km	—
SSH → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,563 km	135,425
SSH → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3,648 km	—
SSH → JFK	New York, United States	9,411 km	—
SSH → ATL	Atlanta, United States	10,631 km	—
SSH → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	12,579 km	—
SSH → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	7,944 km	—
SSH → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,503 km	—
SSH → DOH	Doha, Qatar	1,739 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
04L/22R	3,081 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
04R/22L	3,081 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt · 27.9773, 34.3947

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Questions

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport has the IATA code SSH and the ICAO code HESH. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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