Sharjah International Airport

SHJ OMSJ  Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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SHJ at a glance

  • What it is: Sharjah International Airport is a regional airport serving Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
  • Codes: SHJ on your ticket, OMSJ on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 111 ft above sea level.
  • Right now: 20 aircraft are within 55 km, shown live on the map above.
  • Local time zone: Asia/Dubai (UTC+4), so every time shown for SHJ is local rather than UTC.

Aircraft observed near SHJ

20 aircraft are within 55 km of SHJ right now. This is live ADS-B traffic, not a published timetable: aircraft are classified by what they are physically doing - Climbing out, on approach, or holding at cruise overhead. For gate numbers and scheduled times, check with SHJ directly or your airline.

Departing now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
ABY160 — route not published climbing out 2,150 ft 209 kts
ABY554 — route not published climbing out 6,500 ft 288 kts
UAE530 Emirates DXB → COK climbing out 8,525 ft 347 kts
UAE384 Emirates route not published climbing out 14,750 ft 358 kts
UAE354 Emirates route not published climbing out 6,200 ft 277 kts

Arriving now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
ABY563 — SHJ → KBL on approach 1,925 ft 146 kts
FYC761 — route not published on approach 3,850 ft 281 kts
UAE363 Emirates route not published on approach 1,225 ft 148 kts
MSR910 EgyptAir route not published on approach 400 ft 144 kts
ETH612 Ethiopian Airlines ADD → DXB on approach 375 ft 151 kts
UAE708 Emirates route not published on approach 2,625 ft 170 kts
SEJ5113 — route not published on approach 5,200 ft 228 kts
FDB5JD — route not published on approach 8,475 ft 293 kts

Overhead and in the area

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
MSR954 EgyptAir route not published in the area 37,975 ft 460 kts
IGO1346 IndiGo DOH → DEL in the area 35,025 ft 508 kts
QTR535 Qatar Airways route not published in the area 31,975 ft 468 kts
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Runways
111 ft
Field elevation

About Sharjah International Airport

Sharjah International Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 25.33° N, 55.52° E, on Asia/Dubai time (UTC+4).

Sharjah International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 12/30, measures 13,320 ft by 197 ft, which puts the field in the full-length intercontinental category: a fully loaded Boeing 777 or Airbus A350 can depart for the far side of the world. The surface is asphalt. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 12/30 is aligned roughly south-east/north-west, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that south-east/north-west alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at SHJ

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
12/30 13,320 ft (4,060 m) 197 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near SHJ

Great-circle distance from Sharjah International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Dubai DXB 17 km south-west Dubai
Al Maktoum DWC 60 km south-west Dubai(Jebel Ali)
Zayed AUH 132 km south-west Abu Dhabi
Muscat MCT 340 km south-east Muscat/Seeb
Hamad DOH 393 km west Doha

Unusual aircraft we have tracked at SHJ

Ranked by how rarely we identify the type anywhere, so the widebodies rise above the daily narrowbodies. Registrations are the individual airframes we logged, not a schedule.

AircraftTypeRegistrationOperator
Boeing 777-300ER B77W A6-ENH Emirates Airline
IATA / ICAO
SHJ / OMSJ
Location
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 25.329, 55.517
Time zone
Asia/Dubai
Opened
Website
www.sharjahairport.ae/en/

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in United Arab Emirates.

DXB Dubai International Airport Dubai, United Arab Emirates DWC Al Maktoum International Airport Dubai(Jebel Ali), United Arab Emirates AUH Zayed International Airport Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates MCT Muscat International Airport Muscat/Seeb, OM

More airports and guides connected to SHJ

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. Nearby, Dubai (DXB) serves the same country. The codes SHJ and OMSJ are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about SHJ

What is the airport code for Sharjah International Airport?

Sharjah International Airport uses the IATA code SHJ on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code OMSJ in flight plans and on radar. The leading “O” in OMSJ is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does SHJ have?

Sharjah International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 111 ft above sea level.

What time zone is SHJ in?

Sharjah International Airport operates on Asia/Dubai local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at SHJ live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Sharjah International Airport, and there are 20 in range as this page loaded. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Asia/Dubai.