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SHJ · Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
--:--:-- · GST (UTC+04:00) · 25.3286° N, 55.5172° E
Sharjah International Airport
Airport in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Verification trail
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.
OurAirports ID 5239; ident OMSJ; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
sharjahairport.ae
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceSharjah International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
SHJ / OMSJ
OurAirports ident
OMSJ
GPS / local code
OMSJ
ISO region
AE-SH
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
major international passenger gateway
Official host
sharjahairport.ae
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q635826
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 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 Jun 2, 11:26 AM UTC.
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
11 km
Approximate distance to central Sharjah.
Country capital
Abu Dhabi
Languages
Arabic
Currency
AED (د.إ)
Country area
83,600 km²
Passenger volume
25 million passengers
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
13,320 ft / 4,060 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1977
Owner / entity
Q635826
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
major international passenger gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Sharjah International Airport is a major international passenger gateway for Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Sharjah's built-up core sits roughly 11 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.
Sharjah International Airport (SHJ / OMSJ) is at 25.3286° N, 55.5172° E, elevation 111 ft (34 m), serving Sharjah, 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.
Sharjah 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 Sharjah: 11 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for SHJ.
Primary airport name
Sharjah International Airport (SHJ / OMSJ)
Sharjah International Airport · Airport in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Source identifiers
OMSJ · OMSJ · AE-SH
sharjahairport.ae · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Regional role cue
It is the 3rd busiest airport in the country as well as the 10th busiest airport in the Middle East.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for SHJ; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Sharjah International Airport is an international airport located 7 nautical miles east-southeast of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
1. Al Ḩamīdīyah
al-hamidiyah · 8.0 km from SHJ
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 27,000 · city coordinates 25.4000, 55.5292
2. Ajman
ajman · 9.0 km from SHJ
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 490,035 · city coordinates 25.4018, 55.4788
3. Halwan
halwan · 9.8 km from SHJ
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 19,389 · city coordinates 25.3459, 55.4216
4. Al Jurf
al-jurf · 10 km from SHJ
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 18,000 · city coordinates 25.4181, 55.5079
5. Sharjah
sharjah · 11 km from SHJ
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 1,800,000 · city coordinates 25.3342, 55.4122
6. Al Sajaah
al-sajaah · 12 km from SHJ
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 53,079 · city coordinates 25.3153, 55.6321
1. DXB OMDB
Dubai International Airport · Dubai
17 km from SHJ · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 62 ft (19 m) · airport coordinates 25.2498, 55.3710
2. RKT OMRK
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport · Ras Al Khaimah
53 km from SHJ · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 102 ft (31 m) · airport coordinates 25.6135, 55.9388
3. DWC OMDW
Al Maktoum International Airport · Dubai(Jebel Ali)
60 km from SHJ · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 114 ft (35 m) · airport coordinates 24.8962, 55.1624
4. FJR OMFJ
Fujairah International Airport · Fujairah
85 km from SHJ · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 152 ft (46 m) · airport coordinates 25.1084, 56.3281
5. AAN OMAL
Al Ain International Airport · Al Ain
119 km from SHJ · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 869 ft (265 m) · airport coordinates 24.2617, 55.6092
1. SHJ-FJR
Fujairah · 85 km · 56m
Asia/Dubai · +0h from SHJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. SHJ-AAN
Al Ain · 119 km · 59m
Asia/Dubai · +0h from SHJ; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 13,320 ft / 4,060 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for SHJ.
Runway identifiers
12/30
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
1. DXB OMDB
Dubai International Airport · Dubai · 17 km from SHJ
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 62 ft (19 m) · 25.2498, 55.3710
2. RKT OMRK
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport · Ras Al Khaimah · 53 km from SHJ
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 102 ft (31 m) · 25.6135, 55.9388
3. DWC OMDW
Al Maktoum International Airport · Dubai(Jebel Ali) · 60 km from SHJ
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 114 ft (35 m) · 24.8962, 55.1624
4. FJR OMFJ
Fujairah International Airport · Fujairah · 85 km from SHJ
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 152 ft (46 m) · 25.1084, 56.3281
5. AAN OMAL
Al Ain International Airport · Al Ain · 119 km from SHJ
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 869 ft (265 m) · 24.2617, 55.6092
6. AUH OMAA
Zayed International Airport · Abu Dhabi · 132 km from SHJ
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 88 ft (27 m) · 24.4410, 54.6492
Source note 1
It is the 3rd busiest airport in the country as well as the 10th busiest airport in the Middle East.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for SHJ.
Source note 2
It has one runway, and is the only airport in Sharjah capable of international flights as of 2025.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for SHJ.
Source note 3
By 2027, it is expected to increase its capacity to 25 million passengers annually.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for SHJ.
SHJ 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.
Common country-language signals: Arabic. Currency context: AED (د.إ). SHJ is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Airport in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 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.
Regional role cue: It is the 3rd busiest airport in the country as well as the 10th busiest airport in the Middle East. Location cue: Sharjah International Airport is an international airport located 7 nautical miles east-southeast of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Wikidata airport entity: Q635826 · Sharjah International Airport. Administrative area: Emirate of Sharjah. Named after: Sharjah. Entity official-site cross-check: shj-airport.gov.ae
Sharjah International Airport is a near sea-level field at 111 ft (34 m), positioned at 25.3286° N, 55.5172° E in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 13,320 ft / 4,060 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.
Al Ḩamīdīyah is the closest retained city-time anchor at 8.0 km. DXB Dubai is the closest retained airport alternative at 17 km.
SHJ is compared with DXB Dubai at 17 km, RKT Ras Al Khaimah at 53 km, DWC Dubai(Jebel Ali) at 60 km, FJR Fujairah at 85 km, AAN Al Ain at 119 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.
SHJ-FJR Fujairah: 85 km, about 56m, +0h. SHJ-AAN Al Ain: 119 km, about 59m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident OMSJ backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. sharjahairport.ae is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
25 million passengers
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 13,320 ft / 4,060 m
Runway identifiers
12/30
OurAirports classifies SHJ as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Sharjah.
SHJ (OMSJ) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 25 million passengers, operating from a near sea-level field at 111 ft (34 m).
SHJ sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
SHJ's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 13,320 ft / 4,060 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Civil aviation oversight for SHJ runs through General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at sharjahairport.ae, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
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.
SHJ uses Asia/Dubai (GST, UTC+04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
Sharjah International Airport is about 11 km from central Sharjah; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
DXB Dubai is the closest retained alternate at 17 km, time difference +0h.
sharjahairport.ae 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.
These comparisons place SHJ inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
SHJ ranks #8 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.
SHJ shares Asia/Dubai with AAN Al Ain AE · AUH Abu Dhabi AE · AZI Abu Dhabi AE · DWC Dubai(Jebel Ali) AE · DXB Dubai AE · FJR Fujairah AE. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
SHJ is 111 ft (34 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include SVQ 112 ft (34 m) (1 ft delta) · RGN 109 ft (33 m) (2 ft delta) · WUH 113 ft (34 m) (2 ft delta) · BGW 114 ft (35 m) (3 ft delta) · DWC 114 ft (35 m) (3 ft delta).
SHJ's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are DXB 17 km +0h · RKT 53 km +0h · DWC 60 km +0h · FJR 85 km +0h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fujairah | FJR | 85 km | 56m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Al Ain | AAN | 119 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
SHJ to FJR
Distance 85 km; estimated travel window 56m; destination zone Asia/Dubai is +0h from SHJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
SHJ to AAN
Distance 119 km; estimated travel window 59m; destination zone Asia/Dubai is +0h from SHJ. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Central Sharjah is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Sharjah 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.
Sharjah 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.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from SHJ, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Al Ḩamīdīyah
al-hamidiyah · 8.0 km · Asia/Dubai
Ajman
ajman · 9.0 km · Asia/Dubai
Halwan
halwan · 9.8 km · Asia/Dubai
Al Jurf
al-jurf · 10 km · Asia/Dubai
Sharjah
sharjah · 11 km · Asia/Dubai
Al Sajaah
al-sajaah · 12 km · Asia/Dubai
Al Mizhar First
al-mizhar-first · 12 km · Asia/Dubai
Ar Rumaylah
ar-rumaylah · 12 km · Asia/Dubai
Al Majaz
al-majaz · 13 km · Asia/Dubai
Mirdif
mirdif · 16 km · Asia/Dubai
Al Qusais 1
al-qusais-1 · 16 km · Asia/Dubai
Ar Rāshidīyah
ar-rashidiyah · 17 km · Asia/Dubai
Sharjah 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: Fujairah (FJR), Al Ain (AAN). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from SHJ. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Dubai International AirportDXB
Dubai · large airport
Compare against DXB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Ras Al Khaimah International AirportRKT
Ras Al Khaimah · large airport
Compare against RKT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Al Maktoum International AirportDWC
Dubai(Jebel Ali) · large airport
Compare against DWC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Fujairah International AirportFJR
Fujairah · large airport
Compare against FJR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Al Ain International AirportAAN
Al Ain · large airport
Compare against AAN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
Sharjah International Airport is in the Asia/Dubai timezone (UTC+04:00, GST).
Sharjah International Airport uses IATA code SHJ and ICAO code OMSJ.
Sharjah International Airport is located in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates at coordinates 25.3286° N, 55.5172° E, with an elevation of 111 ft (34 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
Sharjah International Airport sits roughly 11 km from the nearest mapped city center for Sharjah.
Fujairah (FJR) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 56m, destination timezone Asia/Dubai, and a +0h difference from SHJ.
Sharjah International Airport sits inside United Arab Emirates, where civil aviation oversight is led by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
SHJ's curated peers in United Arab Emirates on this site include DXB Dubai, RKT Ras Al Khaimah, DWC Dubai(Jebel Ali), plus 3 more.
Sharjah International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 13,320 ft / 4,060 m; identifiers include 12/30.
