Sharjah Airport Authority announced that the airport handled 19.48 million passengers in 2025, compared with 17.1 million in 2024 and 15.36 million in 2023, representing 13.9% growth.
According to a press release on the airport’s website, flight movements rose 8.3% to 116,657, compared with 107,760 in 2024 and 98,433 in 2023, underscoring Sharjah’s role in regional and international connectivity.
Ali Salim Al Midfa, chairman of Sharjah Airport Authority, said the results reflected the success of the airport’s long-term strategy. Continued passenger and cargo growth supported its goals of expanding capacity, improving services and advancing Sharjah’s economic and tourism ambitions.
He added that continued investment in infrastructure, digital systems and sustainability was central to growth, alongside broader partnerships with airlines and logistics operators.
New destinations
Sharjah expanded its network in 2025 as Air Arabia launched direct services to Krabi, Munich, Prague, Warsaw Modlin, Vienna, Addis Ababa, Sochi and Damascus. The airline also recently announced London services beginning in March.
Other additions to Sharjah’s 2025 destination network included Ahvaz, Qeshm and Bandar Abbas in Iran.
Wider airline network
Four international carriers joined Sharjah Airport in 2025: Oman’s SalamAir, Iran’s Caspian Airlines, Syria’s Fly Cham and Ethiopian Airlines. Their services strengthened connections to more than 100 global destinations.
