Queen Alia International Airport

Queen Alia International Airport

مطار الملكة علياء الدولي

Maṭār al-Malika ʿAlyāʾ ad-Dawaliyy
Terminal building
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Jordan
OperatorAIG Group
ServesAmman
LocationZizya, Jordan
Hub for
Elevation AMSL730 m / 2,395 ft
Coordinates31°43′21″N 35°59′36″E / 31.72250°N 35.99333°E / 31.72250; 35.99333
Map
AMM is located in Jordan
AMM
AMM
Airport location in Amman, Jordan.
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08R/26L 12,008 3,660 Concrete
08L/26R 12,008 3,660 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft movements68,325
Passengers7,837,501

Queen Alia International Airport (IATA: AMM, ICAO: OJAI) (Arabic: مطار الملكة علياء الدولي, romanizedMaṭār al-Malika ʿAlyāʾ ad-Dawaliyy) is an international airport located in Zizya, 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of Amman, the capital city of Jordan, as well as the largest city in the nation. It is the largest airport in the country, named after Queen Alia, who died in a helicopter crash in 1977. The airport is home to the country's national flag carrier, Royal Jordanian Airlines, and serves as a significant hub for Jordan Aviation.

A new terminal was opened in March 2013 to replace the airport's older two passenger terminals and one cargo terminal.[1] The three original terminals were made obsolete once the new terminal officially began operations.

  1. ^ Ghazal, Mohammad (14 March 2013). "King Abdullah Opens New Queen Alia Airport Terminal". The Jordan Times. Amman, Jordan: Jordan Press Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.