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1/19/24, 8:46 AM Sharjah airport received 15.3 million passengers in 2023 – Business Traveller
Sharjah airport received 15.3 million passengers in 2023

19 Jan 2024 by Varun Godinho

The Sharjah Airport Authority has said that the number of passengers passing through Sharjah
airport in 2023 reached 15.3 million.

This figure is a 17.4 per cent increase over its 2022 numbers of 13.1 million passengers.

Subsequently, there was a 12.5 per cent growth in overall air traffic with over 98,000 flight
movements in 2023, compared to around 87,000 in 2022.

The total cargo volumes handled through Sharjah airport in 2023 reached more than 141,000
tonnes.

The operational capacity of the airport grew last year with the addition of seven new passenger
destinations including Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Kazan and Samara cities in Russia, Lar in
Iran, Indore in India, Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand. It also added three new destinations for
air cargo including Houston in the US, Kigali in Rwanda and Nashik in India.

Sharjah airport is linked to more than 100 destinations through 33 international airlines in 62
countries.

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