Sharjah International Airport

Airport
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
Designator Length Width Surface ROPS 12/30 4060 m13,320.21 ft <br /> 45 m147.638 ft <br /> ASP yes/yes

METAR
Observation	OMSJ 201600Z 31004KT CAVOK 28/20 Q1009 NOSIG
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.

Maps

Terrain

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Airport Layout

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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.)