The First Airport in UAE | Al Mahatta Airport Museum | 1932 Airport | UAE യിലെ ആദ്യത്തെ എയർപോർട്ട്

In 1932 the British company Imperial Airways asked Sharjah’s ruler, Sheikh Sultan Bin Saqr, for permission for its planes to stop there on their way from Britain to India. An area of salt flats - at the time well outside the town - was rolled smooth to make a short runway. Today it is part of the busy King Abdul Aziz Street.
Sheikh Sultan Bin Saqr built a rest house, known as The Fort, to accommodate the crew and passengers for the overnight stop. The first stopover in Sharjah of a passenger flight from London's Croydon airport to India was on the 5th October 1932. Imperial Airways extended the route to Australia in 1934. Each week, a four-propeller Handley Page biplane stopped overnight at Sharjah.
As the twentieth century advanced, Sharjah grew in importance. The airport grew in size, employing Sharjah people and helping the local economy. In 1940 the British Royal Air Force built its own facilities adjacent to The Fort and extended the runway.
🌍Location: behind sharjah Emigration office, Opposite side of Megamall.
👉Entry Fee : 10 Dhs/Adult
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Good to know the details.. heared that the road near soudi mosque was the runway before and for the remembrance of this airport still the road kept as is it is.... so it is true. Thanks for the information. as many comments say that, i also passed plenty of time through this area but never tried to know the details or get inside here.. but sure for next time to go inside.

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