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Sharjah Airport
Airport Directory » United Arab Emirates » Sharjah » Sharjah AirportSharjah International Airport (Arabic: مطار الشارقة الدولي) (IATA: SHJ, ICAO: OMSJ) is turn up in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
It is an eminent freight airport and home office of the low-cost bearer Air Arabia.
It is also 1 of the biggest entry points for Afghan diacetylmorphine transported by air.
Statistics
The figure of riders passing through Sharjah International Airport has drastically increased in the past decennium.
| Year | Total Passengers | Total Aircraft Movements |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,001,852 | 27,577 |
| 2000 | 948,207 | 25,997 |
| 2001 | 861,478 | 24,431 |
| 2002 | 1,028,624 | 24,803 |
| 2003 | 1,247,458 | 28,017 |
| 2004 | 1,661,941 | 32,334 |
| 2005 | 2,237,646 | 38,699 |
| 2006 | 3,064,396 | 44,182 |
| 2007 | 4,324,313 | 51,314 |
| 2008 | 5,280,445 | 60,813 |
Incidents
On seven November 2004 a Boeing 747-230Freighter was damaged beyond fix due to an aborted take-off with deficient length landing track staying. None of the four crew were wound. The take-off was aborted after a account of fume from the tower and hearing a loud slam in the cockpit.
On ten February 2004, a Kish Air Fokker F50 crashed at draw close, assassination 43 of its 46 inhabitants, which lie of six crew and 40 riders.
On 15 December 1997 a Tupolev Tu-154 from Tajik Air crashed on aproach to SHJ. Some 13 kilometre. from Sjarjah the aeroplane ran into terrain and 85 of the 86 inhabitants expired. One of the 7 crewmembers hold out the tragedy
On ten July 1960 a Douglas DC-3 crashed near Sjarjah. The airplane was en path to Sjarjah and had radiocontact with the tower. The radiocontact was subsequently lost and the airplane was ne'er constitute once more. All 16 inhabitants, including three crew expired.
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