Sharm El Sheikh

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (HESH/SSH) in Egypt is a busy aerodrome used for both VFR and IFR operations. Set at 47 m elevation, it has four asphalt runways, all 3,080 m long, giving student pilots a useful example of a large international airport with straightforward runway layout.

Country

EG

Type

International Airport

Coordinates

27.978689 , 34.393333

Traffic Type

IFR, VFR

Three views of this aerodrome — topographic map, interactive taxi layout, and SVG chart.

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Air Traffic Service (ATS)

Frequency	Type	Name	Notes	Is Public	Is Primary
121.100	Approach	Sharm El Sheikh Radar	None	Yes	No
121.900	Ground	Gnd	None	Yes	No
134.000	Atis	Atis	None	Yes	No
118.900	Tower	Sharm El Sheikh Tower	None	Yes	Yes

Runways

Designation	Surface	Length (m)	Width (m)	MTOW (t)	Features	Notes
04L40°	Asphalt	3080m	45m	Unknown	Primary	None
22R220°	Asphalt	3080m	45m	Unknown	Primary	None
04R40°	Asphalt	3080m	45m	Unknown	—	None
22L220°	Asphalt	3080m	45m	Unknown	—	None

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