Sharjah International Airport is named after the city where one of the largest airports in the United Arab Emirates is located. Sharjah Airport is the base for low cost airlines in the UAE. The number of passengers is increasing from year to year, regular and charter flights are made to almost 300 destinations.
Unique airport code:
- IATA: SHJ
- ICAO: OMSJ
A good location between three transport hubs (Dubai airport, Sharjah city and Ajman city, within which the airport is located) allows you to quickly find convenient transport to move anywhere in the country. Sharjah Airport is the base for low cost airlines in the UAE.
Sharjah International Airport is located 13 km southeast of Sharjah, the third largest city in the United Arab Emirates. The territory of the terminal occupies more than 15 square meters. km. The airport building has only one passenger terminal and five cargo terminals.
Opened in 1977, Sharjah is the third busiest hub airport in the Middle East. It is the main airport for low-cost carrier Air Arabia, as well as a hub for Singapore Airlines Cargo and Aerovista. With the cities of Europe, Sharjah Airport connects the cargo flow, reaching half a million tons per year. Passenger traffic in 2015 reached 12 million people.
- Reference: +971 (6) 558-11-11
- Airport website: www.sharjahairport.ae/ar
- Working hours: 24/7
Sharjah airport terminals
Sharjah Airport has only one passenger terminal, which, however, was able to serve about 12 million passengers in 2015. At the same time, the airport has 5 cargo terminals that receive flights from all over the world.
Services
- restaurants and cafes
- prayer rooms
- the shops
- ATMs
- mosque
- playground
- Hala service
- duty free zone
Online scoreboard
- Online arrivals board: http://www.sharjahairport.ae/arrivals
- Online departure board: http://www.sharjahairport.ae/departures
How to get to the airport
Taxi
Bus
Transit
The convenient location of Sharjah allows it to connect Dubai Airport and the city of Sharjah with other countries of the world, so many passengers, including Russians, choose it as a transit point.
For passengers making connecting flights with a long gap between flights, the airport offers the services of the Airport Transit Hotel. In order to rent a room, you need a copy of your passport and tickets for the expected flight. The room rate is 720 dirhams per day, 500 dirhams for a stay from one hour to 12 hours. A room without food will cost less, 280 dirhams.
The airport provides services for issuing a transit visa to enter the city. The conditions are as follows – there must be at least 8 hours between flights and you must have a hotel reservation document. The fee for issuing a visa is 165 dirhams. Once received, the transit visa will be valid for 96 hours.
Tourism Specialist in the UAE. Higher professional education. Paperwork and booking tours in the UAE. Professional management of clients at all stages of the journey – from the application to the return.
