Fujairah International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Fujairah, Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates)

IATA: FJR ICAO: OMFJ

Longest Active Runway

10,007 ft

3,050 meters

Field Elevation

152 ft

46 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

25.1084°, 56.3281°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #542 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#904 of 7558

Top 12.0% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (United Arab Emirates)

#7 of 7 in AE

#10 of 12 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+0.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 FJR in numbers: 10,007 ft longest runway · tied #542 of 650 published · #904 of 7,558 worldwide (top 12.0%) · #7 in United Arab Emirates.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

FJR lies at 46 m (152 ft), #400 of 650 published airports by elevation and 33.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 41 ft above the United Arab Emirates median (111 ft, 7 airports); AAN is highest at 869 ft, 717 ft higher than FJR.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

7 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 7 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT), 37 NM, 12,336 ft. Next: SHJ 46 NM, OHS 46.3 NM, DXB 52.7 NM. DWC has the radius's longest runway, 4,757 ft more than FJR.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,007 ft (3,050 m)

FJR runway: 11R/29L 10,007 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #7 of 7 in United Arab Emirates; DWC leads by 4,757 ft (14,764 ft). +0.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
11R/29L	10,007 ft (3050 m / 3.050 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (Ras Al Khaimah)	`RKT`	37 NM (68.5 km)	12,336 ft	✅ Lighted
Sharjah International Airport (Sharjah)	`SHJ`	46 NM (85.2 km)	13,320 ft	✅ Lighted
Suhar International Airport (Suhar)	`OHS`	46.3 NM (85.7 km)	13,173 ft	✅ Lighted
Dubai International Airport (Dubai)	`DXB`	52.7 NM (97.6 km)	14,590 ft	✅ Lighted
Al Ain International Airport (Al Ain)	`AAN`	64.2 NM (118.9 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted
Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai(Jebel Ali))	`DWC`	64.7 NM (119.8 km)	14,764 ft	✅ Lighted
Zayed International Airport (Abu Dhabi)	`AUH`	99.9 NM (185 km)	13,471 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →