From a mere 2,000 tonnes per month in 1990, the airport's current monthly average volume stands at 24,000 tonnes, and is growing at 25%. Sharjah Airport also handles the largest volumes among all airports in the UAE, besides completely dominating the country's charter operators' business with a 90% share, Lufthansa, one of the world's prestigious airlines, operates it's largest cargo hub outside Germany from Sharjah. 5,000 tonnes per month is a clear vindication of their faith. Talking of trust, more than 100 airlines believe in their future with Sharjah Airport.

Sharjah Airport leads the region in dual sea-air mode of transport. Sea-air strikes an optimum balance between cost and time and is being increasingly used by cargo agents and freight forwarders. Typically, cargo routed by sea-air from Tokyo to Frankfurt via Sharjah, can trim upto 40% of the cost of pure air-freight, while slashing a third of the time taken by ship-only mode. Sea-air cargo volumes handled by Sharjah airport crossed 20, 000 tonnes in 1995, with an average growth rate of 33%. It also handles more than 60% of UAE's sea-air business. Figures that have placed the airport at the number two spot world-wide after Seattle in this exciting mode of transport.