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Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport

international airport serving Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
Airport international_airport Q326268
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Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport

Summary

Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport is an international airport[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport is located in Sharm el-Sheikh[3].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport is in the country of Egypt[4].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's instance of is recorded as international airport[5].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[6].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[7].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport is operated by Egyptian Airports Company[8].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh is named after Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport[9].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as SSH[10].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as HESH[11].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's Commons category is recorded as Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport[12].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Africa/Cairo[13].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport[14].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's runway is recorded as 4L/22R[15].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's runway is recorded as 4R/22L[16].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.977222, 'lon': 34.394722}[17].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Sharm el-Sheikh[18].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's date of official opening is recorded as May 1968[19].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'مطار شرم الشيخ الدولي'}[20].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sharm El Sheikh'}[21].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Charm el-Cheikh'}[22].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Scharm asch-Schaich'}[23].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Sharm el-Sheij'}[24].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Sharm el-Sheikh'}[25].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+43'}[26].
  • Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 27.9773, 'lon': 34.395}[27].

Why It Matters

Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . World Airport Traffic Report. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . geonames.org. geonames.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Patronage → {'amount': '+1752944'}, {'amount': '+2982297'}, {'amount': '+6621735'} +87
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||th, eo */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
  2. 8w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Airport", "HESH"]
    Named after → Sharm el-Sheikh
    State of use → in use
    Operator → Egyptian Airports Company
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "HESH"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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