Sharjah Airport is the main low-cost airport in the United Arab Emirates and the largest headquarters of Air Arabia, a major multinational low-cost airline. Due to its location, it serves as one of the three airports of Dubai, the centre of which is located approximately 30 km to the southwest.

A large number of routes are mainly to India, Pakistan, Egypt, Sri Lanka and the countries around the Persian Gulf. Flights to Sharjah also come from North Africa, Turkey, the Balkans and Central Asia.