Sharm El Sheikh International Airport مطار شرم الشيخ الدولي | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public (former military) | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Egyptian Government | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 143 ft / 44 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°58′38″N 34°23′41″E / 27.97722°N 34.39472°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | sharm-el-sheikh-airport.com | ||||||||||||||
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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.