Fujairah International Airport | |
Nativename-A: | مطار الفجيرة الدولي |
Iata: | FJR |
Icao: | OMFJ |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Department of Civil Aviation |
Location: | Fujairah City, Emirate of Fujairah, UAE |
Timezone: | UAE Standard Time |
Elevation-F: | 153 |
Coordinates: | 25.1122°N 56.3242°W |
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Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the UAE |
Pushpin Label: | OMFJ |
Metric-Rwy: | yes |
R1-Number: | 11/29 |
R1-Length-M: | 3,749 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Sources: UAE AIP[1] |
Fujairah International Airport (Arabic: مطار الفجيرة الدولي) is an international airport located 1NM 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]
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.
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.
The following airlines operate regular scheduled, charter and cargo flights to and from Fujairah Airport: