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Sharjah · United Arab Emirates

SHJ Sharjah International Airport

Local timeUTC+4Asia/Dubai
Runways1longest 13,320 ft4,060 m
Elevation111 ft34 mabove sea level
CodesSHJ · OMSJIATA · ICAO

Photo: Fadi Fayad Al Taoba, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Runways

Runway layout of Sharjah International Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 12/30: 13,320 ft (4,060 m), asphalt12301 km · 3,281 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
12/30
122° / 302° true
13,320 ft4,060 m197 ft60 masphalt · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates25.3°N, 55.5°E (25.3286, 55.5172)
RegionSharjah Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Time zoneAsia/Dubai: UTC+4 all year (no daylight saving time)
Official sitewww.sharjahairport.ae/en/

Distances and flight times to world hubs

HubDistanceFrom SHJTo SHJ
Dubai DXB17 km11 mi1 h 05 min1 h 05 min
Doha DOH393 km244 mi1 h 30 min1 h 30 min
Delhi DEL2,166 km1,346 mi3 h 20 min3 h 45 min
Istanbul IST3,035 km1,886 mi4 h 45 min4 h 15 min
Frankfurt FRA4,848 km3,012 mi7 h6 h 10 min
Paris CDG5,243 km3,258 mi7 h 35 min6 h 35 min
London LHR5,502 km3,419 mi7 h 50 min6 h 50 min
Beijing PEK5,829 km3,622 mi7 h 05 min8 h 20 min
Singapore SIN5,835 km3,626 mi7 h 30 min7 h 55 min
Hong Kong HKG5,903 km3,668 mi7 h 20 min8 h 15 min
Johannesburg JNB6,428 km3,994 mi8 h 25 min8 h 15 min
Tokyo HND7,918 km4,920 mi9 h 15 min11 h
New York JFK11,004 km6,838 mi14 h 30 min12 h 45 min
Toronto YYZ11,083 km6,887 mi14 h 25 min12 h 55 min
Chicago ORD11,640 km7,233 mi15 h13 h 40 min
Sydney SYD12,035 km7,478 mi14 h 15 min15 h 15 min
Atlanta ATL12,211 km7,588 mi15 h 55 min14 h 05 min
São Paulo GRU12,234 km7,602 mi15 h 20 min14 h 35 min
Los Angeles LAX13,393 km8,322 mi16 h 25 min16 h 10 min
Mexico City MEX14,330 km8,904 mi18 h 20 min16 h 25 min

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

AirportDistance
Dubai DXB
Dubai International Airport
17 km11 mi WSW
Ras Al Khaimah RKT
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport
53 km33 mi NE
Dubai DWC
Al Maktoum International Airport
60 km37 mi SW
Abu Musa AEU
Abu Musa Island Airport · Iran
78 km48 mi NW
Fujairah FJR
Fujairah International Airport
85 km53 mi ESE
Khasab KHS
Khasab Airport · Oman
118 km74 mi NE
Al Ain AAN
Al Ain International Airport
119 km74 mi S
Abu Dhabi AUH
Zayed International Airport
132 km82 mi SW

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

83 hours
506 hours
1619 hours
17712 hours

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Radio frequencies

ServiceDescriptionMHz
Approach124.675
ATIS (recorded airport information)ATIS122.400
GROUND TO GROUNDGround121.875
TowerTWR118.600

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

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