Sharm El Sheikh International Airport

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (HESH) is a large airport in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code HESH or IATA code SSH. It sits in Asia.

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport is a commercial-airline hub that also handles a steady stream of private and corporate traffic. Mixed commercial and private operations mean planners should expect slot coordination, handling agent involvement, and the usual international hub procedures.

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport sits near sea level at 191 ft.

Local operations run on Africa/Cairo. Because the field hosts scheduled airline operations, private operators should expect a defined slot environment, possible CDM coordination at peak banks, and limited ramp availability during major event weekends. Booking FBO ramp space in advance is normal practice.

SkyAccess inventory for HESH updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.

As one of the larger fields in Egypt, HESH tends to be the natural choice for long-range international charters and crew-rest-required flights.

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport 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. Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport has two main passenger terminals, with the larger terminal, handling most international flights, and the other terminal, which is primarily used for domestic flights.