HESH
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
VFR
-
Name
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
-
ICAO / IATA / GPS
HESH / SSH / HESH
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
-
Timezone
6:48 am (EGY)
-
Municipality
Sharm El Sheikh
-
Coordinates
27° 58′ 44″ N 34° 23′ 8″ E
-
Elevation
143 ft (44 m MSL)
About Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (Arabic: مطار شرم الشيخ الدولي Maṭār Sharm El Sheikh El Dawli) (IATA: SSH, ICAO: HESH) is an international airport located in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. It is the third-busiest airport in Egypt after Cairo International Airport and Hurghada International Airport and one of the busiest airports in the Middle East. The airport was originally contracted by Israel and known as Ophira International Airport.