Admission Ticket: Al Mahatta Museum Sharjah

The airport has been used in 1930s as a staging post for commercial flights en route from Britain to India. From man's first attempts to fly to landing on the moon, explore the history of flight and the development of aviation in this region at the museum which is located in Sharjah's first airport building. Watch an interesting film about the daily life at the airport and Sharjah Town during the 1930's and experience first-hand this fascinating period of Sharjah's history. The original propeller planes, fully restored, stand guard in the hangar alongside the original refueling tanker.
Hanno plane, The first plane to land on Al Mahatta runaway. It's the first aircraft to land on Al Mahatta airport in 1932. It was used to transport passengers. A model of this plane is displayed in the Gallery Hall.
Turboprop engine with a propeller, One of six CFM International models of aircraft engines, produced by CFM56-5 Company. This engine was made specifically for the twin-engine Airbus that travels short to medium distances. It is located in the Aviation Miracles Hall.
The first cinema in the Arabian Gulf, Sharjah Cinema is the first cinema in the Gulf region. It was inaugurated in 1945 in old Sharjah airport (Al Mahatta). Short documentaries and comedy movies were shown there. The cinema visitors used to sit on empty kerosene steel drums half filled with sand.