Airports / United Arab Emirates / SHJ
Sharjah International Airport
OMSJ / SHJSharjah, United Arab EmiratesELEV 111 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Dubai International Airport (DXB) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Sharjah International Airport, listed as OMSJ / SHJ, is a large commercial airport in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The airport sits 111 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Gulf Wings FZE is based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Dubai International Airport (DXB, 9 nm), Al Minhad Air Base (NHD, 20 nm), and Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT, 29 nm).
Charter pricing from SHJ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sharjah.
Field capability
ICAO
OMSJ
IATA
SHJ
FAA / Local
OMSJ
Elevation
111 ft
Coordinates
25.3286° N · 55.5172° 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 United Arab Emirates fields
state range 14–869 ft
At 111 ft, SHJ sits higher than 58% of the 12 United Arab Emirates fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 9nmDXBDubai International AirportDubai
- 20nmNHDAl Minhad Air BaseDubai
- 29nmRKTRas Al Khaimah International AirportRas Al Khaimah
- 32nmDWCAl Maktoum International AirportDubai(Jebel Ali)
- 42nmAEUAbu Musa Island AirportAbu Musa
- 46nmFJRFujairah International AirportFujairah
Location
Open the full mapOMSJ · Sharjah International Airport · Sharjah, United Arab Emirates