Airport · United Arab Emirates
Sharjah International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Sharjah.
- Codes
- SHJ · OMSJ
- Serves
- Sharjah
- 11 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Asia/Dubai
- Elevation
- 34 m
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 4,060 m
- From DXB
- 17 km
- Under 200 km: no flying-time estimate
Facts
SHJ at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA SHJICAO OMSJ
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Sharjah
- To the city centre
- 11 km in a straight line
- Elevation
- 34 m (111 ft)
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 4,060 m
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
- When to go
- Sharjah, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
SHJ from the UAE
From DXBSHJ
17 km
Under 200 km: no flying-time estimate
From AUHSHJ
132 km
Under 200 km: no flying-time estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Airports
Other airports near SHJ
- DXBDubai International AirportLarge · Dubai17 km away
- RKTRas Al Khaimah International AirportLarge · Ras al-Khaimah53 km away
- DWCAl Maktoum International AirportLarge · Dubai60 km away
- FJRFujairah International AirportLarge · Fujairah85 km away
- KHSKhasab AirportMedium · Khasab118 km away
- AANAl Ain International AirportLarge · Al Ain119 km away
- AUHZayed International AirportLarge · Abu Dhabi132 km away
- BDHBandar Lengeh International AirportMedium · Bandar-e Lengeh151 km away
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of United Arab Emirates, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Asia/Dubai
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Currency
- United Arab Emirates Dirham AEDToday's indicative rate: AED 1 ≈ USD 0.272Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and G220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 999police998ambulance997civil defence996coast guardOfficial source: UAE Government portal (u.ae). Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +971 · On the right
Flights
Flights to or from SHJ
Tell us the dates and who is flying, and a person comes back with the options. This page shows no fares or schedules.