Fujairah International Airport
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 | ||||||||||
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OMFJ Location in the UAE OMFJ OMFJ (Indian Ocean) OMFJ OMFJ (Middle East) OMFJ OMFJ (West and Central Asia) OMFJ OMFJ (Asia) | |||||||||||
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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. 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
On 3 December 2022, Fujairah Airport opened a new runway which is more than 3km long and 45m wide.[5] 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, charter and cargo flights to and from Fujairah Airport:
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| IndiGo | Kannur,[6] Mumbai[6] |
| Spicejet | Seasonal: Kochi,[7] Kozhikode[7] |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aerotranscargo[8] | Dubai–Al Maktoum, Hong Kong, Riyadh |
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Fujairah International Airport on a growth path". gulfnews.com. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "UAE airport expanding with major new runway".
- ^ a b "IndiGo Adds Fujairah Service From mid-May 2025". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ a b "SpiceJet Adds Seasonal Fujairah Service From June 2025". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Home". Aerotranscargo.