Sharjah Airport (SHJ)

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Country United Arab Emirates | Continent Asia | IATA: SHJ | ICAO: OMSJ | Elevation 111 ft · 34 m | Local time —

Destinations
91
Flights / day
165
Busiest route
Doha
Top airline
Air Arabia

Sharjah Airport averages 165 flights per day to 91 destinations, with zero domestic routes and 84 international routes. A total of 20 airlines operate at SHJ, led by Air Arabia. This airport provides direct service to 34 countries across three continents, with India representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Sharjah connects to Kuala Lumpur, with a typical flight time of 7 hr 25 mins. Updated: February 16, 2026

Route Network

Sharjah Airport connects 84 destinations worldwide, with Doha standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Kuala Lumpur, and the shortest flight is to Muscat.

Doha (DOH) – Qatar
2 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
244 mi · 393 km
15
per day
Cairo (CAI) – Egypt
4 airlines
4 hr 20 mins
1,508 mi · 2,427 km
6
per day
Dhaka (DAC) – Bangladesh
2 airlines
5 hr 10 mins
2,188 mi · 3,521 km
6
per day
Manama (BAH) – Bahrain
1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
311 mi · 500 km
5
per day
Moscow (DME) – Russian Federation
1 airline
5 hr 35 mins
2,261 mi · 3,639 km
5
per day
Muscat (MCT) – Oman
2 airlines
1 hr 15 mins
211 mi · 340 km
4
per day
Trivandrum (TRV) – India
3 airlines
4 hr 30 mins
1,827 mi · 2,940 km
4
per day
Jeddah (JED) – Saudi Arabia
2 airlines
3 hr 30 mins
1,066 mi · 1,716 km
4
per day
Ad Dammam (DMM) – Saudi Arabia
1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
364 mi · 586 km
3
per day
Phuket (HKT) – Thailand
1 airline
6 hr 45 mins
3,054 mi · 4,915 km
3
per day
Bangkok (BKK) – Thailand
1 airline
6 hr 45 mins
3,038 mi · 4,889 km
3
per day
Karachi (KHI) – Pakistan
1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
729 mi · 1,173 km
3
per day
Colombo (CMB) – Sri Lanka
1 airline
4 hr 55 mins
2,038 mi · 3,280 km
3
per day
Kochi (COK) – India
2 airlines
4 hr 20 mins
1,724 mi · 2,774 km
3
per day
Mumbai (BOM) – India
2 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,189 mi · 1,914 km
3
per day
New Delhi (DEL) – India
2 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,346 mi · 2,167 km
3
per day
Amman (AMM) – Jordan
1 airline
3 hr 50 mins
1,263 mi · 2,032 km
3
per day
Chittagong (CGP) – Bangladesh
2 airlines
5 hr 20 mins
2,298 mi · 3,698 km
3
per day
Istanbul (SAW) – Türkiye
3 airlines
4 hr 55 mins
1,847 mi · 2,973 km
3
per day
Kathmandu (KTM) –   Nepal
1 airline
4 hr 30 mins
1,848 mi · 2,974 km
3
per day
Multan (MUX) – Pakistan
3 airlines
2 hr 55 mins
1,028 mi · 1,654 km
3
per day
Amritsar (ATQ) – India
2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,249 mi · 2,009 km
2
per day
Damascus (DAM) – Syrian Arab Republic
1 airline
3 hr 55 mins
1,270 mi · 2,044 km
2
per day
Kuwait City (KWI) – Kuwait
1 airline
2 hr 25 mins
536 mi · 862 km
2
per day
Malé (MLE) – Maldives
1 airline
4 hr 40 mins
1,887 mi · 3,037 km
2
per day
Medina (MED) – Saudi Arabia
1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
992 mi · 1,596 km
2
per day
Riyadh (RUH) – Saudi Arabia
1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
552 mi · 888 km
2
per day
Addis Ababa (ADD) – Ethiopia
2 airlines
4 hr 25 mins
1,576 mi · 2,536 km
2
per day
Hyderabad (HYD) – India
2 airlines
4 hr 0 mins
1,575 mi · 2,534 km
2
per day
Tbilisi (TBS) – Georgia
1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,280 mi · 2,060 km
2
per day
Ahmedabad (AMD) – India
2 airlines
3 hr 5 mins
1,089 mi · 1,753 km
2
per day
Calicut (CCJ) – India
2 airlines
4 hr 10 mins
1,657 mi · 2,667 km
2
per day
Baghdad (BGW) – Iraq
2 airlines
3 hr 5 mins
872 mi · 1,404 km
2
per day
Varanasi (VNS) – India
1 airline
—
SHJ → VNS
2
per day
Ekaterinburg (SVX) – Russian Federation
1 airline
5 hr 20 mins
2,186 mi · 3,519 km
2
per day
Kraków (KRK) – Poland
1 airline
6 hr 15 mins
2,554 mi · 4,111 km
2
per day
Tashkent (TAS) – Uzbekistan
1 airline
3 hr 40 mins
1,354 mi · 2,179 km
2
per day
Kazan (KZN) – Russian Federation
1 airline
5 hr 20 mins
2,116 mi · 3,405 km
2
per day
Peshawar (PEW) – Pakistan
2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
1,130 mi · 1,818 km
1
per day
Sialkot (SKT) – Pakistan
2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,241 mi · 1,998 km
1
per day
Prague (PRG) – Czechia
2 airlines
6 hr 40 mins
2,776 mi · 4,467 km
1
per day
Abha (AHB) – Saudi Arabia
1 airline
—
SHJ → AHB
1
per day
Arbil (EBL) – Iraq
1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,017 mi · 1,637 km
1
per day
Athens (ATH) – Greece
1 airline
5 hr 20 mins
2,038 mi · 3,280 km
1
per day
Bangalore (BLR) – India
1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,668 mi · 2,685 km
1
per day
Beirut (BEY) – Lebanon
1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,336 mi · 2,150 km
1
per day
Bergamo (BGY) – Italy
1 airline
6 hr 50 mins
2,884 mi · 4,641 km
1
per day
Faisalabad (LYP) – Pakistan
1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
1,140 mi · 1,835 km
1
per day
Indore (IDR) – India
1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,291 mi · 2,078 km
1
per day
Kampala (EBB) – Uganda
1 airline
5 hr 50 mins
2,329 mi · 3,748 km
1
per day
Kannur (CNN) – India
1 airline
4 hr 5 mins
1,602 mi · 2,578 km
1
per day
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) – Malaysia
1 airline
7 hr 25 mins
3,441 mi · 5,537 km
1
per day
Lucknow (LKO) – India
1 airline
4 hr 0 mins
1,576 mi · 2,536 km
1
per day
Munich (MUC) – Germany
1 airline
6 hr 45 mins
2,839 mi · 4,569 km
1
per day
Nairobi (NBO) – Kenya
1 airline
5 hr 35 mins
2,222 mi · 3,575 km
1
per day
Salalah (SLL) – Oman
1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
580 mi · 934 km
1
per day
Tiruchirappally (TRZ) – India
1 airline
4 hr 30 mins
1,820 mi · 2,930 km
1
per day
Alexandria (HBE) – Egypt
1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,616 mi · 2,601 km
1
per day
Chennai (MAA) – India
1 airline
4 hr 30 mins
1,816 mi · 2,922 km
1
per day
Jaipur (JAI) – India
1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,262 mi · 2,032 km
1
per day
Krabi (KBV) – Thailand
1 airline
6 hr 50 mins
3,095 mi · 4,980 km
1
per day
Mashhad (MHD) – Iran
1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
792 mi · 1,275 km
1
per day
Vienna (VIE) – Austria
1 airline
6 hr 25 mins
2,627 mi · 4,227 km
1
per day
Warsaw (WAW) – Poland
1 airline
6 hr 15 mins
2,583 mi · 4,158 km
1
per day
Bishkek (BSZ) – Kyrgyzstan
1 airline
4 hr 10 mins
1,628 mi · 2,620 km
6
per week
Islamabad (ISB) – Pakistan
2 airlines
3 hr 15 mins
1,184 mi · 1,905 km
6
per week
Mopa (GOX) – India
1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,358 mi · 2,185 km
6
per week
Ufa (UFA) – Russian Federation
1 airline
5 hr 5 mins
2,020 mi · 3,250 km
6
per week
Coimbatore (CJB) – India
1 airline
4 hr 20 mins
1,720 mi · 2,767 km
5
per week
Lahore (LHE) – Pakistan
1 airline
3 hr 20 mins
1,223 mi · 1,968 km
5
per week
Shiraz (SYZ) – Iran
1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
342 mi · 550 km
5
per week
Assiut (ATZ) – Egypt
1 airline
—
SHJ → ATZ
4
per week
Basrah (BSR) – Iraq
1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
600 mi · 965 km
4
per week
Kabul (KBL) – Afghanistan
1 airline
3 hr 0 mins
1,037 mi · 1,669 km
4
per week
Lar (LRR) – Iran
1 airline
1 hr 30 mins
177 mi · 284 km
4
per week
Samara (KUF) – Russian Federation
1 airline
5 hr 0 mins
1,966 mi · 3,165 km
4
per week
Tehran (IKA) – Iran
1 airline
2 hr 40 mins
744 mi · 1,197 km
4
per week
Al-Jawf (AJF) – Saudi Arabia
1 airline
—
SHJ → AJF
3
per week
Jazan (GIZ) – Saudi Arabia
1 airline
—
SHJ → GIZ
3
per week
Quetta (UET) – Pakistan
1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
776 mi · 1,249 km
3
per week
Antalya (AYT) – Türkiye
1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,659 mi · 2,670 km
2
per week
Naqpur (NAG) – India
1 airline
3 hr 55 mins
1,520 mi · 2,447 km
2
per week
Sylhet (ZYL) – Bangladesh
1 airline
5 hr 20 mins
2,267 mi · 3,648 km
2
per week
Makhachkala (MCX) – Russian Federation
1 airline
3 hr 45 mins
1,288 mi · 2,073 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated February 16, 2026.

Sharjah Airport is served by 20 airlines, with Air Arabia in the lead at 67% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 80% of routes. 13 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 20 airlines operate international routes, compared with zero airlines serving domestic routes. Air Arabia is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Kuala Lumpur with a flight time of 7 hrs 25 mins.

Air Arabia (80 routes)
Air India Express (10 routes)
IndiGo (5 routes)
Pakistan International Airlines (4 routes)
Airblue (3 routes)
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (2 routes)
Pegasus (2 routes)
Qatar Airways (1 routes)
Air Cairo (1 routes)
EgyptAir (1 routes)
Nile Air (1 routes)
US-Bangla Airlines (1 routes)
SalamAir (1 routes)
flynas (1 routes)
AJet (1 routes)
Ethiopian Airlines (1 routes)
SpiceJet (1 routes)
I A W (1 routes)
Multiple Solutions Limited (1 routes)
Red Wings (1 routes)

Sharjah Airport provides direct service to 34 countries across three continents. The route network is 0% domestic and 100% international. India is the primary international destination.

India - 33/day
Qatar - 15/day
Saudi Arabia - 14/day
Pakistan - 12/day
Bangladesh - 9/day
Russian Federation - 9/day
Egypt - 8/day
Thailand - 8/day
Bahrain - 5/day
Oman - 5/day
Iraq - 4/day
Sri Lanka - 3/day
Jordan - 3/day
Türkiye - 3/day
  Nepal - 3/day
Poland - 3/day
Iran - 3/day
Syrian Arab Republic - 2/day
Kuwait - 2/day
Maldives - 2/day
Ethiopia - 2/day
Georgia - 2/day
Uzbekistan - 2/day
Czechia - 1/day
Greece - 1/day
Lebanon - 1/day
Italy - 1/day
Uganda - 1/day
Malaysia - 1/day
Germany - 1/day
Kenya - 1/day
Austria - 1/day
Kyrgyzstan - 1/day
Afghanistan - 1/day

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Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
13,343 ft 4,067 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt
13,343 ft 4,067 m 197 ft 60 m Asphalt

Runway Length

Runways at Sharjah Airport are long enough for all aircraft with known takeoff and landing distances.

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