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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| Sources: UAE AIP[1] | |||||||||||
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. Fujairah Airport mainly attracts the tourists from the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries and also has a cargo terminal, and offers aircraft dismantling and maintenance.[4]
New runway
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On 3 December 2022, Fujairah Airport opened a new runway which is more than 3km long and 45m wide.[5]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled, charter and cargo flights to and from Fujairah Airport:
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| IndiGo | Kannur, Mumbai |
| SpiceJet | Seasonal: Kochi Kozhikode |
References
- "United Arab Emirates AIP". Archived from the original on 30 December 2013.
- "Fujairah Aviation Academy | Aviators for the Future". fujaa.ae. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- "Fujairah International Airport". Airport Technology. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- "Fujairah International Airport on a growth path". gulfnews.com. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- "UAE airport expanding with major new runway".