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Sharjah International Airport
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OMSJ
Airport | |
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ICAO: OMSJ – IATA: SHJ | |
Summary | |
Name | Sharjah International Airport |
Region | Middle East |
Territory | United Arab Emirates ![]() |
Location | Sharjah |
Serving | Sharjah |
Elevation | 33.833 m <br />111 ft <br />111 ft33.833 m <br /> |
Coordinates | 25° 19' 45.00" N, 55° 30' 58.00" E |
Runways | ||||||||||
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METAR | |
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Observation | OMSJ 201600Z 31004KT CAVOK 28/20 Q1009 NOSIG
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Station | Sharjah International Airport |
Date/Time | 20 April 2021 16:00:00 |
Wind direction | 310° |
Wind speed | 04 kts |
Lowest cloud amount | clouds and visibility OK |
Temperature | 28°C |
Dew point | 20°C |
Humidity | 61% |
QNH | 1009 hPa |
Weather condition | n/a |
Sharjah International Airport
ICAO: OMSJ IATA: SHJ
Description
International airport serving the emirate of Sharjah.
Climatology
Hot Desert Climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) - Hot desert climates are typically found in the subtropics where there is unbroken sunshine for the whole year due to the stable descending air and high pressure, little or no precipitation. Maximum temperatures of 40°C to 45°C are not uncommon, particularly during the warmer months of the year.
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Airport Layout
Accidents & Serious Incidents at or in vicinity of OMSJ
- B734, Sharjah UAE, 2015 (On 24 September 2015, a Boeing 737-400 cleared for a night take-off from Sharjah took off from the parallel taxiway. The controller decided that since the taxiway was sterile and the aircraft speed was unknown, the safest option was to allow the take-off to continue. The Investigation noted that the taxiway used had until a year previously been the runway, becoming a parallel taxiway only when a new runway had been opened alongside it. It was noted that the controller had "lost visual watch" on the aircraft and regained it only once the aircraft was already at speed.)
- F27, vicinity Sharjah UAE, 2004 (On 10 February 2004, a Fokker F27 operated by Kish Airlines, crashed on approach to Sharjah, UAE, as a result of loss of control caused by selection of both propellers to the ground range in flight.)