The Sharm el-Sheik International Airport after Cairo ‘s second largest commercial airport in the north African Arab Republic of Egypt and a hub for EgyptAir.
- URL: Sharm El Sheikh (SSH)
- Time zone: GMT 2
- Service phone: +20 69 360 1140
- Address: Sharm El Sheikh International Airport, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
- Operator: Ministry of Civil Aviation
- Parking: Yes, chargeable, short-term and long-term parking
- Transport connections: The airport is located near the trunk road to Dahab, approx. 17 kilometers north of Sharm el Sheikh.
- Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (12.51%), Tuesday (13.45%), Wednesday (13.66%), Thursday (15.81%), Friday (13.16%), Saturday (14.99%), Sunday (16.42%)
- other spellings: Sharm ash Shaykh, Sharm el-Sheikh, Sharm el-Sheikh, Sharm el-Sheij, Šarm aš-Šajch, Charm el Cheikh, Sharm al-Shaykh, Šarm el Šeichas, Sarm el-Sejk, Ras Nasrani, שארם א- שייח ‘, 샤름 엘 셰이크, Шарм ел-Шейх, Szarm el-Szejk, Шарм-эш-Шейх, Шарм-ель-Шейх, شرم الشيخ, شშეიხი, Şarm El-Şeyh, 沙姆沙伊赫, Σαρμ ελ Σέικ, Шарм ел Шеик, Šarm el Šeik, شرم شیخ ال, Šarm al-Šaikh
Most popular destinations from Sharm El Sheikh (flights per week)
- Cairo(74, 31.09%)
- Riyadh – King Khaled International(13, 5.46%)
- Hurghada International(13, 5.46%)
- Jeddah – King Abdulaziz International(12, 5.04%)
- Istanbul Airport(12, 5.04%)
- Kuwait International(10, 4.20%)
- Alexandria – Borg el Arab(10, 4.20%)
- Naples(9, 3.78%)
- Milan – Malpensa(9, 3.78%)
- Istanbul – Sabiha Gokcen(8, 3.36%)
- other (28.59%)
Top airlines (share of take-offs / landings)
- Egyptair(114, 18.54%)
- Air Cairo(100, 16.26%)
- Etihad Airways(56, 9.11%)
- Almasria Universal Airlines(41, 6.67%)
- Aegean Airlines(41, 6.67%)
- TUI fly Belgium(39, 6.34%)
- Nile Air(32, 5.20%)
- Pegasus Airlines(16, 2.60%)
- Flynas(16, 2.60%)
- Air India(14, 2.28%)
- other (23.73%)
Location
The airport is located approx. 17 kilometers north of Sharm el Sheik and can be reached via the trunk road to Dahab. Numerous taxis and minibuses are available at the airport for the transfer, the journey time to Sharm el Sheikh is around 20 minutes. It is also possible to continue your journey with a rental car. Package holidaymakers are usually picked up at the airport by agency employees and also brought back there.
Historical weather data for Sharm El Sheikh
Maximum Temperature °C | Mean Temperature °C | Lowest Temperature °C | Mean Water Temperature °C | |
Jan | 21.6 | 17.6 | 13 | 21.0 |
Feb | 22.7 | 18.7 | 13.6 | 20.0 |
Mar | 25.4 | 21.2 | 16.1 | 21.0 |
Apr | 29.8 | 25 | 19.9 | 22.0 |
May | 34 | 28.8 | 23.5 | 24.0 |
Jun | 36.9 | 31.6 | 26.1 | 25.0 |
Jul | 37.5 | 32.1 | 27.3 | 26.0 |
Aug | 37.4 | 32.7 | 27.7 | 27.0 |
Sep | 35.6 | 31.1 | 26.3 | 27.0 |
Oct | 31.2 | 26.9 | 22.9 | 26.0 |
Nov | 27 | 22.6 | 18.6 | 24.0 |
Dec | 23.2 | 19.3 | 15.1 | 23.0 |