Sharm El Sheikh International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai Governorate (Egypt)

IATA: SSH ICAO: HESH

Longest Active Runway

10,108 ft

3,081 meters

Field Elevation

191 ft

58 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

27.9773°, 34.3947°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#531 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#863 of 7558

Top 11.4% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Egypt)

#8 of 13 in EG

#12 of 28 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+1.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SSH in numbers: 10,108 ft longest runway · #531 of 650 published · #863 of 7,558 worldwide (top 11.4%) · #8 in Egypt.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SSH lies at 58 m (191 ft), #379 of 650 published airports by elevation and 36.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 22 ft below the Egypt median (213 ft, 13 airports); ATZ is highest at 748 ft, 557 ft higher than SSH.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Neom Bay Airport (NUM), 47.8 NM, 12,326 ft. Next: HRG 57.6 NM. HRG has the radius's longest runway, 3,063 ft more than SSH.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,108 ft (3,081 m)

SSH runways: 04R/22L 10,108 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 04L/22R 10,108 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #8 of 13 in Egypt; HRG leads by 3,063 ft (13,171 ft). +1.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
04R/22L	10,108 ft (3081 m / 3.081 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
04L/22R	10,108 ft (3081 m / 3.081 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
Neom Bay Airport (Sharma)	`NUM`	47.8 NM (88.5 km)	12,326 ft	✅ Lighted
Hurghada International Airport (Hurghada)	`HRG`	57.6 NM (106.7 km)	13,171 ft	✅ Lighted

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