Fujairah International Airport

Fujairah International Airport
مطار الفجيرة الدولي
IATA: FJR – ICAO: OMFJ
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Department of Civil Aviation
Location Fujairah
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; 56.32417Coordinates: 25°06′44″N 056°19′27″E / 25.11222°N 56.32417°E / 25.11222; 56.32417
Map
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Location in the UAE

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
11/29 3,749 12,300 Asphalt
Sources: UAE AIP[1]

Fujairah International Airport (Arabic: مطار الفجيرة الدولي‎) (IATA: FJR, ICAO: OMFJ) is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south[1] of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

History

The airport commenced operations on 29 October 1987.[2] and can handle 2 million passengers annually. Rotana Jet launched services to Abu Dhabi in September 2012.[3] The airport is also home to an aircraft recycling facility.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 United Arab Emirates AIP (login required)
  2. ↑ Terminal Services
  3. ↑ Rotana Jet celebrates launch of flights to Fujairah from Abu Dhabi International Airport
  4. ↑ UAE's Ras Al Khaimah Airport seeks ‘low cost’ role
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