{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Sharjah International Airport","iataCode":"SHJ","icaoCode":"OMSJ","city":"Sharjah","country":"AE","airportType":"large_airport","cargoCapable":true,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":25.3286,"longitude":55.5172},"elevationMeters":34,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"The code SHJ has been in timetables longer than any other in the Gulf: Sharjah opened in 1932 as an Imperial Airways staging post on the route to India, the region's first airport. Today Sharjah International is a focused cargo specialist, handling 204,323 tonnes in 2025 (up from 195,909 in 2024), with a terminal expansion partially commissioned in late 2025 that doubles capacity to 250,000 tonnes a year. The airport is home base of low-cost carrier Air Arabia and a well-established freighter ch","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/sharjah-international-airport-shj","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/sharjah-international-airport-shj","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Sharjah International Airport · (IATA: SHJ) · Sharjah, AE · 34 m · Cargo Hub"}