Al MahattaMuseum first opened its doors on March 14, 2000.It was the first airport in the region, built in 1932 and then turned into a museum highlighting the history of flight in the UAE and the region. It is an important landmark due to its unique collectibles that narrate the history of aviation from mans first attempts to fly, to landing on the moon.Location :Al Mahatta Museum is located in Al Mahatta area, opposite Al Qasimya District in Sharjah, behind the Federal Authority For Identity And Citizenship.Opening Hours :Saturday to Thursday 8:00 AM - 8:00 PMFriday: 4:00 PM - 8:00 PMOpening Hours in Ramadan:Saturday to Thursday: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PMFriday: Closed

Nice historic place. If you enjoy reading and immersing yourself in the past then do visit. The hanger section is quite big and kids will enjoy the most. The rest of the sections only have artefacts with brief description which kids may quickly get bored of.

Excellent job. Everything you want to know about flight, History and Parts of different flights. Easy access location in Sharjah. Parking slots are limit but no rush in museum. Good staff and well organised.

Its a highly recommend place for all in the summer. Its fully indoor and very cheap entry ticket (attached). You can know the whole history of Sharjah aviation and air arabia.

I had a lot of fun visiting this museum, it offers a lot of knowledge about the history of aviation in sharjah and adds a lot of information about planes in general.The staff were super polite and helpful and covered parkings were available.

Its piece of history. It takes you back to between 1930 and 1970. Its the first runway strip in the region..nice for kids to learn about aviation.One can spend an hour or 2 have section of the plane on display for understanding and close view. Have bird fossil..

Awesome experience. As of right now some parts of the museum are close because its under renovation and also no tourist guide because of the covid but for 10 dirhams per head its actually worth it because theres still more to explore. Highly recommended

Very nice museum for all including kids. Theres real aircrafts and history of the old Sharjah airport is presented beautifully. Although some sections are closed in this summer, but its still worth(its completely indoor). I came to know from this museum that this place was an old airport. Entry fees is not costly (Adult-Dh10 ; child(2-12yrs) -Dh5). Fridays are open.

Always enjoy this Aviation Museum. Brings back memories of my fathers flying days with Gulf Air and Gulf Aviation.Great museum very nostalgic. The video is a great step back in history. Also a good display on flight and space exploration, enjoyable for the kids. And Air Arabia has z great display.

Museum is very nice but very strict staff not allowed to touching anything maybe covid time,we got good experienc

This was the first airport in uae.... must visit if you like to know how much this city has grown with in a couple of years

What a historic place with all history, worthy to visit this place.....✈✈✈

Trust me its a truly nice experience.. I dont know that sharjah has its first airport at heart of city.. We will get know all things about the first airport in sharjah there operation and first of kind flights and evolution of flights.. Recomended for childrens who wish to have pilots in future

Hay guys !!!! This is Sharjah First Airport in Real !!!! Tremendous historical background which would be lovely for anyone who has a flying passion. Never thought I would get a chance to walk in this historical era. Sharjah government has preserved this place like real with all aircrafts explained in detail. Kids loved the place as well. All aeroplane parts are displayed for a good learning experience.Tickets for adults 10 aed and kids 5 aedBelow 2 years go FREETimings 8 am to 8 pmFriday 4 pm to 8 pmRating 9/10

Al Mahatta Museum is a former airport that was active until 1997, and turned to a museum in 2000. There you can see the old planes and parts of them, you can also see old devices used in the flying field such as an humidity measure, the black box, a fire extinguisher, a pilots glove, a pilots notebook, and many more items. If you are interested in airplanes, this is definitely the place to go. Finally, as for the price it is 10AED for adults (13+), 5AED for children (2-12), and free for babies. I really recommend this place, come with your family and friends, and youll have a ton of fun.

Fasten your seatbelts and let us go back in time to the 1930’s: to the era of propeller planes.  The Britons wanted to have a stopover for the flights between Britain and India. And so an agreement was made between the British and the rulers of Sharjah and this airport was built. In fact, it is said to be the first airport in the Middle East. “ Al Mahatta” in Arabic means a stop station so now we know where the names comes from. But hey, there is no airport without a runaway. So where did the runway go? Well, you will also find out that the runway has now become one of the main streets of Shajrah. You will find this information in the one of the drawings there.“Al Mahatta” remained in service as Sharjah’s airport until 1976.The museum does not accept credit card payments so make sure you bring cash (and preferably change as they didn’t have enough change). It’s 10 AED for adults, 5 AED  for children between 2 and 12, and free for infants.We spent around 45 minutes there. So you might want to combine it with another activity such as lunch in Sahara Centre if  you are coming to Sharjah  especially for this.

Its a Good place to be visited with kids... seeing big aeroplanes nearly is wonderful....😍

First time I have seen 1920 aircraft, very good inside view 2 pilots and 3 technical staff inside cockpit. It’s was really amazing experience to view cockpit closely. Two and four engine aircraft available in the display. Old engine, Tyers, analog telephone with eveready battery 1.5 watts big dry cell available here on display. Friendly staff and free parking available inside museum. Price is very less 2 - 12 year AED 5/- and above 12+ AED 10/-.

Place of historic importance.. The first airport in the middle east.. Awesome display of aeroplanes, engines and things associated with aviation of the bygone Era..Must visit along with kids

Once the old sharjah airport, today it has been transformed into a museum. Its in a location that might cause other people to pass by without noticing but without a doubt this place is a great place to visit to see about the history of aviation in UAE. It has many of the famous and commonly used once upon a time aircrafts.Definitely would recommend

Very nice museum depicting the aviation history of UAE. Got a great hangar with different planes which once flew over the skies. Not crowded during my visit. Very useful for kids and aviation enthusiasts. Fact that the museum building was the first airport in UAE earlier adds much more value. Free Car parking spaces available. Nominal fee if 10 AED for adults and 5AED for kids. 1 to 1.5hrs can be easily spent.

Must visit for fans of airplanes and history. For the price of just 10 dirhams you will get know the amazing aviation history of U.A.E.

Good place!Wed visit Mahatta Avia Museum second time.

For avid plane lovers, its definitely a great place to explore the history and parts.

This is a great place where we get complete knowledge about aeroplane and functional parts. We can enter inside aeroplane and understand about it. Must visit place for children since they can understand about aviation.

A very interesting museum as the (mostly UK-built) aircrafts displayed are no longer in operation, are well maintained in an indoors, AC environment and -mostly- you can touch and inspect them from a distance rarely seen in a museum… check the rivets on the wings, the shocks and rubber of the wheels, touch the propeller and tail wing…Very interesting is also the Photographs Gallery which gives an excellent feeling of what aviation was like in the region at the beginning of the 20th century.If you have even the slightest interest in aviation, you will be excited by this museum and spend easily 2 or more hours in it…This venue is literally where the history of the British involvement in the area (and the UAE history) actually began.One of the most interesting aviation museums I’ve ever visited…

I loved it. Was so amused by all the different amazing planes so glad I went so worth it

To know from when airlines started at sharjah we can know..

Nice place,if you wanna to show your friends that you are a pilot, yeah, you get access to cockpit and an click selfies as pilot. You can see wide variety of flights.engines, parts of different types of flights and UAE s aviation history. It is the best museum for flight enthusiasts in the region.

Nice and good place...specially for kidsAlthough the quantity is not too muh but still a nice and cool place with the museum also.

Worth visit..!! Really got lot of information and seen rare photographs..Very nice...👌

Worth spending an hour or two. Highly interesting to see old gulf air models , their parts, their history, all beautifully preserved in Sharjahs first airport. A slice of history amidst the residential high rises. Entry fee 7 aed for adults.

The aircraft hangar was the highlight. There is access to old aircrafts, and even a chance to enter the cabin of two of them. Information and history was presented in a very interesting way, easy to read and understand including short video.The place is good for about a 30 minute visit.

Great little museum, smack dab in the middle of Sharjah city. Based around the Mahatta airport which is obviously now unused after the city built up around it and the larger Sharjah international airport was built.The old fort and airport building was converted into an Airplane museum and should definitely be visited to get an idea of how quickly things have changed in the region.Following the Google map location, the museum is located behind an immigration building. There is free parking located in the complex, the security guard at the gate will allow you access to that as soon as you drive up to the gate. Ticket prices are minimal and once inside you will be ushered into the main hangar along with a guide. He/she wont do much more than point you in the right direction.The main hangar contains a mix of older aircraft with a Dehaviland Comet being the main draw. You can sit in its cockpit and the interior seats of this ex gulf air aircraft. You will then be ushered through a long gallery of photos and a small aircraft themed museum.Finally if you ask you can be taken into a projection room with a video shot during the hay day of the airport and surrounds. Take a minute to see all the large buildings surrounding the museum and imagine how only 50 or slightly longer years ago none of what you see existed and how airplanes used to use this as a fuelling and overnight stop between flights travelling from England to the far East and beyond.

Old is gold. An excellent place to feel and know anything and everything about planes. It’s a well positioned museum in the heart of Sharjah. Please, take the teens and show them the history of aviation, not only in UAE but also for all mankind. It’s a museum that tells and teaches the history of aviation. Syabas Sharjah.

Neet and good place. Good for those like to see real aeroplane

Worth to watch if you are interested in aeroplanes.Some of the activities are not open due to Covid.

Nice little museum to see the old flights and introducing how flying concept has been inherited from the birds. For people above 60 it is free. This is the place, where the first uaes Airport has been operated in 1932.

Its amazing place to visit specially if you have interest in history of Aerospace. Good to stuff to explore and learn for thechildren, Starting the wide picture gallery to the evolving history of Air Travel. Not only this children can actually experience to sit inside the cockpit to enjoy and feel like a real pilot. Staff is really friendly, Free visitors parking available inside AI mahatta museum is giving a wonderful experience Its fulfilled with an aeronautical equipments and Aircrafts.... Its a good place to know about aircrafts and history of aeroplanes.... Very good to see and study for all age peoples... Easy to accessAvoid taking food/beverages inside as its

An wonderful place to spend time with l ds who are enthusiastic for planes. Mostly old planes of 1930 to 1980. It also has very good collection of accessories and important things used in aviation industry in Sharjah during very intial days. Also now an extension is opened for flying evaluation by nature. Kids activity on kite making ( but wrong size and methods) added recently.

We had a good time walking around looking at all the old aircrafts and learning about the UAE aviation history.It’s a great family outing and very cost effective.

First Airport in UAE, awesome place . Must visit ......

Nice place to know about aircraft design and mechanism of flying.Staff is very helpful.They let you enjoy the view of cockpit and explains the mechanism of flying through birds.Must go place with kids so that they can learn that too.

Superb. Had close vision to Aircrafts. Nice experience

Very educative historical museum. Should visit if you are in Sharjah.

Must visit place if you are interested in aviation and curious about flying.

Al mahatta museum is giving a wonderful experience ... Its fulfilled with an aeronautical equipments and Aircrafts.... Its a good place to know about aircrafts and history of aeroplanes.... Very good to see and study for all age peoples... Easy to access... Its near to Central square and Saudi mosque..

I liked the this museum very much. Its actual old sharjah Airport. Ticket is only aed 10 for adults and 5 for children below 12 years. There are awesome old planes. You can sit in one of the cockpit and take pictures. There is a display of flying animals and birds and insects to teach flying science. There are public toilets. I saw seating and tables like cafeteria, but didnt see any nor any canteen. This was first time i visited this place inspite of living in sharjah whole my life, also i had b thousand times front of it because my work was nearby.

The greatest mesuem of planes in the city. it has huge collection of planes and engines. it has interesting history.

Awesome experience.. nice place to visit-located at heart of Sharjah..enough parking available.no croud .calm and quite..kept in a lovely atmosphere..informative guidance available..As simple for AED 10..worth enough..Working till 8 AM to PM

Great little museum with the history of UAE aviation

This museum is simple but with charm!You can see how was Sharjah before and learn about planes, history and flying “things”!

Great indoor activity for the kids. Clean, affordable and very informative.

Located in sharjah - just opposite to mega mall. Very good aeroplane museum with some original flights. We can watch different types of aircrafts and even you can sit an original aeroplane cockpit(pilot seat).opening till 8pm on weekdays. Charges for adult -10 AED and for children its 5AED. Free parking for visitors available inside the museum compound.

Wonderful place. A leaf from history, reminds you of a different world. Good place for the whole family. Highly recommended.

Must visit place in UAE, more over the guide ,who so sweet and kind ! Bless him

Nice museum ,they have parking for visitors and very low entry fees.U can see the history of aircraft and airport, nice stop for families

We visited this place as we came to know it is an aeroplane museum as our 5 Yr old son likes anything related to planes. We were really happy with this visit because my son enjoyed seeing all the old aircrafts and other aircraft parts. Also there is a small cinema hall where they run the history of the museum. From that video we came to know that this was actually the very first airport in Sharjha, which was build and operated in 1933!! And this place is later converted as a Airplanes museum.

Had a wonderful experience, incredibly professional and friendly staff . Customer satisfaction was at the top level. You will have a wonderful knowledge and have a great experience.

Historical site. Cheap and nice 30 min visit

It was old sharjah airport and now known as al mahatta museum. And u can find lot of interesting facts about aircraft.

One of the most interesting museums in the UAE. It is in the middle of the city and feels like a time machine. You must visit it

Very good museum in Sharjah. Must see with family and kids. The legendary old airport of Sharjah is now the museum .. still that beautiful air control room stands amazing.

One of the best places to visit in sharjah. Gives a brief idea about uaes aviation history as well as all information about airplanes and objects related to it. Staffs were very friendly. It will take an average about 1 hour for the entire tour.

Very nice museum about Sharjahs former airport. It is open to visitors during Ramadan even during covid-19, but the opening times are shorter (till 14:00, see photo)

A great place for families and a lot to see, you will know more about the history of Sharjah, and the UAE

Great experience... Flight lovers should visit here...

Uae first airport at Sharjah as museum now. Its really a worth of visiting here..... 10 aed for adults and 5 aed for kids 🧒.

At a distance of 16 km from Sharjah International Airport and 15 km from Dubai International Airport, the Al Mahatta Museum is a museum located at the Al Qasimia area of Sharjah. It is one of the popular museums in Sharjah.Housed within Sharjahs first airport building, the Al Mahatta Museum is an aviation museum established in the year 2000 highlighting the history of flight in the UAE and the region. The airport was used in the 1930s as a staging post for commercial flight routes from Britain to India. 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 Londons Croydon airport to India was on the 5th of October 1932. In 1940 the British Royal Air Force built its own facilities adjacent to The Fort and extended the runway. In 1956, a new Control Tower was opened, which operated up until the new Sharjah International Airport opened in 1977. After this time, the fort was abandoned and was restored and opened as a museum in 2000.The site of the Al Mahatta Museum is an outstanding example of a contemporary 20th-century fortress that uses local traditional construction techniques and materials. This combination of modern style military architecture and local construction makes it unique. The original 1932 building was designed around a single courtyard, with all the doors and windows facing inwards, only small high-level windows faced outwards. Two distinctive watchtowers sat on diagonal corners of the building to allow for surveillance and to defend the building if required. It is sometimes referred to as The Fort.The museum is an important landmark due to its unique collectibles that narrate the history of aviation from mans first attempts to fly, to landing on the moon. On display at the museum are information boards and charts along with models of the Douglas C-47 G-AMZZ airplane, the DC-3 G-AMZZ airplane, the DeHavilland DH.114 Heron G-ANFE airplane, and the Avro Anson G-AKVW airplane and actual airplane equipment such as a black box. The original propeller planes, fully restored, stand guard in the hangar alongside the original refueling tanker. It also contains the first cinema in the Gulf region, inaugurated in 1945.Timings: 8 AM - 8 PM from Saturday - Thursday & 4 PM - 10 PM on Friday, Closed on Ramadan & First day of Eid Al AdhaEntry: AED. 10 for Adults & AED. 5 for Children (2-12 Years)

Good and special Museum. Everybody can l understand and learn about the aviation technology and various equipments.

A nice place to know the aviation history of Sharjah/ UAE..

It is the first airport in the region, built in 1932, turned into a museum. Excellent display of historical Airoplanes.

BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED LEGACY. EXCELLENT PLACE FOR AVIATION BUFFS AND FAMILIES. ITS GEM OF A PLACE FOR A VERY REASONABLY PRICED FAMILY OUTING.Also they screened a free movie for kids on 16th march. On top of that provided free pop corn and excellent treatment by museum staff. Thank you Al mahatta museum. Stay blessed guys.

Good airplane museum In UAE

This place wonderful and let s know about the paste of aviation

Nice place, my kids love it. recommended.

A well managed museum about aviation history of the Emirate

Nice place to know about aeroplan and flying objects

Good place to visit to know about aviation history in UAE. Friendly staff

Helpful for historical details about Air Arabia

A truly well maintained aviation museum. I didnt know such a museum existed, until my visit. And to know that this is the 1st airport in UAE, with origins in 1932, which is being maintained as such to preserve the tradition, is such an exciting news to a history lover. More than that, a real cockpit experience, seeing parts of actual planes are all interesting for all, kids as well as adults.

History of old Sharjah airport is described and visualised nicely

It was a wonderful trip in museum.

A great place to know the details of UAE aviation history and how Sharjah mahatta airport played a crucial role in British-indo flights. They even got a movie theatre to play historical videos.

Go once and get to know the first airport in the Emirates, the museum is very beautiful..

Very good place for kids

A beautiful museum. Really felt amazing with the collection of artifacts. A good place for kids in the educational front. I really enjoyed the transition from RAF to AirArabia. I would visit this place again and spend more time in studying the details.

Mahatta means station ... Its nice

Entry fees increased to aed. 10

Good for history

Airport musium is one of the best museum that everyone must visit, around 60 to 90 minutes you can spend bcz this was the first airport in the region, built in 1932 and then turned into a museum highlighting the history of flight in the UAE and the regio fee 10dhs for adult and 5 for kids

Its a well maintained museum with lot of information

Nice museum, will maintain ,good experience

Great museum and friendly and helpful staff. Definitely worth a visit.

I lik it to all this place my son is very happy visit to this place

Nice aircraft museum with lot of information about first aircrafts used in UAE

Al Mahatta Museum is worth. The ticket price is 10 dirhams. In Al Mahatta Museum you can see different plane. Al Mahatta Museum is very huge. In Al Mahatta Museum there is theatre. Please dont miss this wonderful place

Nice place to visit!

Very informative place for everyone…

Great place to visit with a family