FJR · Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Fujairah International Airport.
--:--:-- · GST (UTC+04:00) · 25.1084° N, 56.3281° E
Fujairah International Airport
Airport in Emirate of Fujairah, UAE
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for FJR
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5237; ident OMFJ; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
fujairah-airport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Fujairah International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
16 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
FJR / OMFJ
OurAirports ident
OMFJ
GPS / local code
OMFJ
ISO region
AE-FU
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
fujairah-airport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q2739813
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:10 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--GST · UTC+04:00
Time zone
GST
Asia/Dubai · UTC+04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
103 km
Approximate distance to central Fujairah.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Abu Dhabi
Languages
Arabic
Currency
AED (د.إ)
Country area
83,600 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
10,007 ft / 3,050 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
Operational history note unavailable
Owner / entity
Q2739813
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
16 source-backed signals
Fujairah International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Fujairah's built-up core sits roughly 103 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Dubai (UTC+04:00, GST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Fujairah International Airport (FJR / OMFJ) is at 25.1084° N, 56.3281° E, elevation 152 ft (46 m), serving Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Fujairah is in United Arab Emirates (capital Abu Dhabi); regulated by General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA); on Asia/Dubai (GST, UTC+04:00); working languages: Arabic; currency: AED (د.إ).
Distance from central Fujairah: 103 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for FJR.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Fujairah International Airport (FJR / OMFJ)
Fujairah International Airport · Airport in Emirate of Fujairah, UAE
Source identifiers
OMFJ · OMFJ · AE-FU
fujairah-airport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Fujairah International Airport is an international airport located 1 nautical mile south of central Fujairah City.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Fujairah
fujairah · 1.6 km from FJR
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 118,933 · city coordinates 25.1164, 56.3414
2. Ţarīf Kalbā
tarif-kalba · 4.3 km from FJR
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 51,000 · city coordinates 25.0695, 56.3312
3. Kalbā
kalba · 6.9 km from FJR
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 37,545 · city coordinates 25.0513, 56.3542
4. Reef Al Fujairah City
reef-al-fujairah-city · 9.1 km from FJR
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 82,310 · city coordinates 25.1448, 56.2476
5. Khawr Fakkān
khawr-fakkan · 25 km from FJR
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 40,677 · city coordinates 25.3313, 56.3420
6. Ḩattā
hatta · 40 km from FJR
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 15,324 · city coordinates 24.8007, 56.1273
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. RKT OMRK
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport · Ras Al Khaimah
68 km from FJR · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 102 ft (31 m) · airport coordinates 25.6135, 55.9388
2. SHJ OMSJ
Sharjah International Airport · Sharjah
85 km from FJR · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 111 ft (34 m) · airport coordinates 25.3286, 55.5172
3. DXB OMDB
Dubai International Airport · Dubai
98 km from FJR · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 62 ft (19 m) · airport coordinates 25.2498, 55.3710
4. AAN OMAL
Al Ain International Airport · Al Ain
119 km from FJR · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 869 ft (265 m) · airport coordinates 24.2617, 55.6092
5. DWC OMDW
Al Maktoum International Airport · Dubai(Jebel Ali)
120 km from FJR · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 114 ft (35 m) · airport coordinates 24.8962, 55.1624
Route-time reference set
1. FJR-RKT
Ras Al Khaimah · 68 km · 55m
Asia/Dubai · +0h from FJR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. FJR-SHJ
Sharjah · 85 km · 56m
Asia/Dubai · +0h from FJR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. FJR-DXB
Dubai · 98 km · 57m
Asia/Dubai · +0h from FJR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. FJR-AAN
Al Ain · 119 km · 59m
Asia/Dubai · +0h from FJR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. FJR-DWC
Dubai(Jebel Ali) · 120 km · 59m
Asia/Dubai · +0h from FJR; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 10,007 ft / 3,050 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for FJR.
Runway identifiers
11R/29L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. RKT OMRK
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport · Ras Al Khaimah · 68 km from FJR
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 102 ft (31 m) · 25.6135, 55.9388
2. SHJ OMSJ
Sharjah International Airport · Sharjah · 85 km from FJR
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 111 ft (34 m) · 25.3286, 55.5172
3. DXB OMDB
Dubai International Airport · Dubai · 98 km from FJR
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 62 ft (19 m) · 25.2498, 55.3710
4. AAN OMAL
Al Ain International Airport · Al Ain · 119 km from FJR
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 869 ft (265 m) · 24.2617, 55.6092
5. DWC OMDW
Al Maktoum International Airport · Dubai(Jebel Ali) · 120 km from FJR
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 114 ft (35 m) · 24.8962, 55.1624
6. AUH OMAA
Zayed International Airport · Abu Dhabi · 185 km from FJR
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 88 ft (27 m) · 24.4410, 54.6492
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport has one terminal serving both passengers and cargo and is home to the Fujairah Aviation Academy.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for FJR.
Country and authority
FJR sits in United Arab Emirates (United Arab Emirates), whose capital is Abu Dhabi. General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Asia, Western Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Arabic. Currency context: AED (د.إ). FJR is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Emirate of Fujairah, UAE. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: Fujairah International Airport is an international airport located 1 nautical mile south of central Fujairah City.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q2739813 · Fujairah International Airport. Administrative area: Emirate of Fujairah. Named after: Fujairah · Emirate of Fujairah
Field and clock profile
Fujairah International Airport is a near sea-level field at 152 ft (46 m), positioned at 25.1084° N, 56.3281° E in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 10,007 ft / 3,050 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Dubai (GST, UTC+04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Fujairah is the closest retained city-time anchor at 1.6 km. RKT Ras Al Khaimah is the closest retained airport alternative at 68 km.
Country airport peers
FJR is compared with RKT Ras Al Khaimah at 68 km, SHJ Sharjah at 85 km, DXB Dubai at 98 km, AAN Al Ain at 119 km, DWC Dubai(Jebel Ali) at 120 km inside the retained United Arab Emirates airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
FJR-RKT Ras Al Khaimah: 68 km, about 55m, +0h. FJR-SHJ Sharjah: 85 km, about 56m, +0h. FJR-DXB Dubai: 98 km, about 57m, +0h. FJR-AAN Al Ain: 119 km, about 59m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident OMFJ backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. fujairah-airport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 10,007 ft / 3,050 m
Runway identifiers
11R/29L
OurAirports classifies FJR as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Fujairah.
FJR (OMFJ) is a near sea-level field at 152 ft (46 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
FJR sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
FJR's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 10,007 ft / 3,050 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Civil aviation oversight for FJR runs through General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- The airport has one terminal serving both passengers and cargo and is home to the Fujairah Aviation Academy.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at fujairah-airport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for FJR
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
FJR uses Asia/Dubai (GST, UTC+04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Fujairah International Airport is about 103 km from central Fujairah; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
RKT Ras Al Khaimah is the closest retained alternate at 68 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
fujairah-airport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place FJR inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
FJR ranks #6 in the curated United Arab Emirates airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 8 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
FJR shares Asia/Dubai with AAN Al Ain AE · AUH Abu Dhabi AE · AZI Abu Dhabi AE · DWC Dubai(Jebel Ali) AE · DXB Dubai AE · RKT Ras Al Khaimah AE. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
FJR is 152 ft (46 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include ANC 152 ft (46 m) (0 ft delta) · CPT 151 ft (46 m) (1 ft delta) · DIL 154 ft (47 m) (2 ft delta) · OMO 156 ft (48 m) (4 ft delta) · BER 157 ft (48 m) (5 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
FJR's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are RKT 68 km +0h · SHJ 85 km +0h · DXB 98 km +0h · AAN 119 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ras Al Khaimah | RKT | 68 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Sharjah | SHJ | 85 km | 56m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Dubai | DXB | 98 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Al Ain | AAN | 119 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Dubai(Jebel Ali) | DWC | 120 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
FJR to RKT
Ras Al Khaimah
Distance 68 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone Asia/Dubai is +0h from FJR. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
FJR to SHJ
Sharjah
Distance 85 km; estimated travel window 56m; destination zone Asia/Dubai is +0h from FJR. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
FJR to DXB
Dubai
Distance 98 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Asia/Dubai is +0h from FJR. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Because the airport sits well outside central Fujairah, surface transfer planning matters almost as much as flight timing, especially for late arrivals and early departures.
Dubai is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Fujairah International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from FJR, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Fujairah
fujairah · 1.6 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ţarīf Kalbā
tarif-kalba · 4.3 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kalbā
kalba · 6.9 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Reef Al Fujairah City
reef-al-fujairah-city · 9.1 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Khawr Fakkān
khawr-fakkan · 25 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ḩattā
hatta · 40 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Adh Dhayd
adh-dhayd · 49 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dibba Al-Fujairah
dibba-al-fujairah · 54 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dibba Al-Hisn
dibba-al-hisn · 57 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Al Sajaah
al-sajaah · 74 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lahbab
lahbab · 75 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ras Al Khaimah
ras-al-khaimah · 85 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Fujairah International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Ras Al Khaimah (RKT), Sharjah (SHJ), Dubai (DXB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 10,007 ft / 3,050 m; identifiers 11R/29L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from FJR. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Ras Al Khaimah International AirportRKT
Ras Al Khaimah · large airport
- Distance
- 68 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 102 ft (31 m)
Compare against RKT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Sharjah International AirportSHJ
Sharjah · large airport
- Distance
- 85 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 111 ft (34 m)
Compare against SHJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Dubai International AirportDXB
Dubai · large airport
- Distance
- 98 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 62 ft (19 m)
Compare against DXB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Al Ain International AirportAAN
Al Ain · large airport
- Distance
- 119 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 869 ft (265 m)
Compare against AAN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Al Maktoum International AirportDWC
Dubai(Jebel Ali) · large airport
- Distance
- 120 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 114 ft (35 m)
Compare against DWC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Fujairah International Airport (FJR) in?▾
Fujairah International Airport is in the Asia/Dubai timezone (UTC+04:00, GST).
What are the codes for Fujairah International Airport?▾
Fujairah International Airport uses IATA code FJR and ICAO code OMFJ.
Where is Fujairah International Airport located?▾
Fujairah International Airport is located in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates at coordinates 25.1084° N, 56.3281° E, with an elevation of 152 ft (46 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
How far is Fujairah International Airport from central Fujairah?▾
Fujairah International Airport sits roughly 103 km from the nearest mapped city center for Fujairah.
Which route reference is most useful from FJR?▾
Ras Al Khaimah (RKT) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m, destination timezone Asia/Dubai, and a +0h difference from FJR.
Which authority regulates FJR?▾
Fujairah International Airport sits inside United Arab Emirates, where civil aviation oversight is led by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
What other airports in United Arab Emirates are close peers to FJR?▾
FJR's curated peers in United Arab Emirates on this site include RKT Ras Al Khaimah, SHJ Sharjah, DXB Dubai, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Fujairah International Airport have?▾
Fujairah International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 10,007 ft / 3,050 m; identifiers include 11R/29L.