Fujairah International Airport
Airport in Emirate of Fujairah, UAE
Fujairah International Airport
مطار الفجيرة الدولي
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||
Operator | Department of Civil Aviation | ||||||||
Location | Fujairah City , Emirate of Fujairah , UAE | ||||||||
Time zone | UAE Standard Time ( UTC+04:00 ) | ||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 153 ft / 47 m | ||||||||
Coordinates | 25°06′44″N 056°19′27″E / 25.11222°N 56.32417°E / 25.11222; 56.32417 | ||||||||
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Fujairah International Airport ( Arabic : مطار الفجيرة الدولي ) ( IATA : FJR , ICAO : OMFJ ) is an international airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south [1] of central Fujairah City . The airport has one terminal serving both passengers and cargo and is home to the Fujairah Aviation Academy. [2]
History
Fujairah airport commenced operations in October 1987. The airport has since undergone major redevelopment with a memorandum of cooperation with Abu Dhabi Airports being signed in 2014 initiating a masterplan for future developments regarding both airfield infrastructure and the passenger terminal. [3] Following recent upgrades the passenger terminal now has the capacity to handle 2 million passengers annually.
New runway
On 3 December 2022, Fujairah Airport opened new runway which is more than 3km long and a 45m wide. [4] The improvements include widening taxiways and the runway from 45m to 60m and constructing rapid-exit taxiways allowing for more efficient operations.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Fujairah Airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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SalamAir |
Muscat
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Seasonal: Salalah |
SpiceJet | Srinagar |
References
- 1 2 United Arab Emirates AIP Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (login required)
- ↑ "Fujairah Aviation Academy | Aviators for the Future" . fujaa.ae . Retrieved 22 June 2023 .
- ↑ "Fujairah International Airport" . Airport Technology . Retrieved 22 June 2023 .
- ↑ "UAE airport expanding with major new runway" .
- ↑ "SalamAir Adds Fujairah Service From July 2023" . Aeroroutes . Retrieved 27 June 2023 .
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