- IATA
- AMM
- the code on your bag tag
- ICAO
- OJAI
- used by air traffic control
- Opened
- 1983
- per Wikidata
- Passengers
- 7.8M
- in 2022
History & name
Named after Queen Alia of Jordan, Queen Consort of Jordan from 1972 to 1977, Queen Alia International Airport opened in 1983. It lies 26 km from Amman at 2,395 feet, has two runways up to 3,660 m, and handled 7.8 million passengers in 2022.
Named afterQueen Alia of Jordan — Queen Consort of Jordan (1972-1977)
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At a glance
- Full name
- Queen Alia International Airport
- Serves
- Amman, Jordan
- City centre
- 26 km from Amman
- Opened
- 1983
- Passengers
- 7.8 million in 2022
- Runways
- 2 runways, longest 3,660 m
- Elevation
- 2,395 ft (730 m)
Where it sits
31.7°N, 36.0°E puts AMM in the northern hemisphere, 3,527 km from the equator and 6,480 km from the North pole.
Of the 661 airports on this site it is the 289th most northerly, which makes it the 373rd most southerly.
Straight through the middle
Straight down through the centre of the Earth comes out at 31.7°S, 144.0°W. The nearest airport on this site to that point is Fa'a'ā (PPT) in French Polynesia, still 1,673 km away — most of the planet's antipodes are ocean.
What’s near it
The closest other airport on this site is Ben Gurion (TLV), 109 km away in a straight line. Nothing else on this site is within 100 km.
Distances from AMM
Great circle distance and an estimated time in the air.
| To | Distance | Estimated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | LHR | 3,683 km | 5h 05m |
Where these facts come from
The profile is looked up, not written from memory: type, runways, elevation and the official website from OurAirports (public domain); opening year, namesake, operator and passenger count from Wikidata (CC0); the city centre from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Where a source has nothing, the line is left out. Distances, neighbours and the antipode are computed from the coordinates.
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