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Travel Traffic at Sharjah Airport Continues to

Grow and Achieve New Figures Sharjah

Airport Achieves Highest Performance With

More Than 15.3 Million Passengers in 2023

• 2024-01-16
• In 2023, the airport added seven new flight destinations and three air cargo destinations
• Qatar’s capital is marked as the most preferred destination with over 723 thousand
passengers in 2023

Sharjah Airport Authority revealed its performance results for 2023, in line with the agenda of
the annual airport management meeting held at Buhais Geology Park in Al Madam, Sharjah.
The results highlight the pioneering position of the emirate on the global travel map and the top-
notch services delivered to passengers and companies. As per the Authority, the number of
handled passengers travelling through the airport reached 15,3 million in 2023, as compared to
13,1 million in 2022, marking over 17.4% growth. The air traffic witnessed an increase of 12,5%
with over 98,000 flight movements in 2023 as compared to around 87,000 flight movements in
2022. Furthermore, the total cargo volumes handled through Sharjah Airport during the year
2023 was over 141,000 tonnes.

In line with the Authority’s commitment to meet the surging demand and increase the
operational capacity of the airport, it included seven new destinations for passengers including
Kuala Lumpur City 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 United States, Kigali in Rwanda and Nasik in India.

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