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Sharm El Sheikh International Airport

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

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Sharm El Sheikh International Airport

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

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HESH

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191 ft

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Gateway to the Red Sea Riviera and Sinai Peninsula.

Opened

1969

Location

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH/HESH) serves the popular Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh, located at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula on the Red Sea. It is one of Egypt's busiest airports by passenger volume, handling millions of tourists annually drawn to the area's world-class diving, beaches, and resorts. The airport has undergone significant expansions over the decades to accommodate growing international charter and scheduled traffic. It gained international attention following the 2015 crash of Metrojet Flight 9268, after which several countries suspended flights to the airport pending enhanced security reviews. Today the airport serves as a key entry point for leisure travelers from Europe, the Middle East, and beyond, with its traffic heavily seasonal and dominated by package holiday and charter operators.

Terminals

The airport operates multiple terminal buildings, with Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 handling the bulk of international charter and scheduled passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options include taxis, hotel shuttle buses, and private transfers connecting the airport to Sharm El Sheikh's hotel districts; no public bus or rail service operates directly from the airport.

Airlines here

Major carriers serving SSH include EgyptAir, Air Arabia, flydubai, and numerous European charter operators such as TUI and Corendon.

Notable facts

›The airport is situated approximately 15 km north of the Sharm El Sheikh city center.
›Metrojet Flight 9268 departed from SSH in October 2015 and was destroyed mid-flight over Sinai, killing all 224 aboard.
›Following the 2015 incident, the UK and Russia suspended direct flights, significantly impacting tourism; Russian flights resumed in 2021.
›The airport has hosted international summits and diplomatic gatherings due to Sharm El Sheikh's status as a conference venue.
›SSH handled approximately 4–6 million passengers annually in peak pre-pandemic years.

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Route map (18 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Saudi Arabian Airlines

United Feeder Service

Routes

SSH → CAIM4 · DH4

SSH → HBEM4 · DH4

SSH → CAIMS · 738 E70 735 321

SSH → HBEMS · E70

SSH → ISTMS · 738 319

SSH → JEDMS · E70

SSH → KWIMS · E70

SSH → RUHMS · E70

SSH → AMMRJ · 320

SSH → JEDSV · E70

SSH → RUHSV · E70

SSH → BHXTCX · 752

SSH → LGWTCX · 753

SSH → MANTCX · 763

SSH → NCLTCX · 752

SSH → ISTTK · 738 319

SSH → BHXTO · 73H

SSH → LGWTO · 73H

SSH → LTNTO · 73H

SSH → MANTO · 75W

SSH → STNTO · 73H

SSH → BHXTOM · 75W

SSH → LGWTOM · 75W 73H

SSH → MANTOM · 73H

SSH → LGWU2 · 320

SSH → LTNU2 · 320

SSH → MANU2 · 320

SSH → MXPU2 · 320

SSH → STNU2 · 320

SSH → DMEUN · 772

SSH → SVOUN · 744

SSH → SVXUN · 738

SSH → VKOUN · 738

SSH → RUHXY · 320

SSH → BHXZB · 321

SSH → LGWZB · 332 321

SSH → LTNZB · 321

SSH → MANZB · 321 332

Aircraft operating here

Embraer 1707 routes Airbus A3207 routes 73H6 routes Boeing 737-8005 routes Airbus A3215 routes 75W3 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q2 routes Airbus A3192 routes Boeing 757-2002 routes Airbus A330-2002 routes Boeing 737-5001 routes Boeing 757-3001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport is an international airport located in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. It is the third-busiest airport in Egypt after Cairo International Airport and Hurghada International Airport and one of the busiest airports in the Middle East. Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport has two main passenger terminals, with the larger terminal, handling most international flights, and the other terminal, which is primarily used for domestic flights.

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