Airports / Egypt / SSH
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
HESH / SSHSharm El Sheikh, EgyptELEV 191 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
46 nm
To the nearest alternate
Saint Catherine International Airport (SKV) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (HESH / SSH) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 191 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list SSH as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Saint Catherine International Airport (SKV, 46 nm), Neom Bay Airport (NUM, 48 nm), and Hurghada International Airport (HRG, 58 nm).
Trip costs from SSH are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from SSH to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HESH
IATA
SSH
FAA / Local
HESH
Elevation
191 ft
Coordinates
27.9773° N · 34.3947° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Egypt fields
state range 10–4,402 ft
At 191 ft, SSH sits lower than 48% of the 31 Egypt fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 46nmSKVSaint Catherine International AirportSaint Catherine
- 48nmNUMNeom Bay AirportSharma
- 58nmHRGHurghada International AirportHurghada
- 99nmTCPTaba International AirportTaba
- 103nmAQJKing Hussein International AirportAqaba
- 110nmETMRamon International AirportEilat
Location
Open the full mapHESH · Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt