Nonstop flight route between Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Erbil International Airport (EBL), Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq and Sharjah International Airport (SHJ), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,017 miles (or 1,637 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Erbil International Airport and Sharjah International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EBL / ORER | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°14'14"N by 43°57'47"E | 
| Area Served: | Erbil, Iraq | 
| Operator/Owner: | KRG | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1341 feet (409 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from EBL | 
| More Information: | EBL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHJ / OMSJ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°19'45"N by 55°30'57"E | 
| Area Served: | Sharjah, UAE | 
| Operator/Owner: | Sharjah International Airport | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 116 feet (35 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SHJ | 
| More Information: | SHJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Erbil International Airport (EBL):
- In addition to being known as "Erbil International Airport", other names for EBL include "Firokaxaney Nêwdewletî Hewlêr" and "فڕۆکهخانهی نێودهوڵهتی ههولێر".
- Erbil International Airport (EBL) has 2 runways.
- The new airport has one of the world's longest runways, 4,800 m × 90 m and equipped for ILS CAT II operations.
- The closest airport to Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) ESE of EBL.
- The warehouse offered cargo space amounting to 4,320 m2 and consisted of an import and an export section.
- The furthest airport from Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The airport was built at the beginning of the 1970s as an Iraqi military base.
- Erbil International Airport, is the main airport of Erbil city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Facts about Sharjah International Airport (SHJ):
- Sharjah International Airport handled 7,516,538 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Sharjah International Airport", another name for SHJ is "مطار الشارقة الدولي".
- The closest airport to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) is Dubai International Airport (DXB), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of SHJ.
- Because of Sharjah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharjah International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,763 miles (18,931 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The airport was used by the United States Air Force 926th Tactical Fighter Group during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
- Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) currently has only 1 runway.




