Queen Alia International Airport مطار الملكة علياء الدولي Maṭār al-Malika ʿAlyāʾ ad-Dawaliyy | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Government of Jordan | ||||||||||||||
Operator | AIG Group | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Amman | ||||||||||||||
Location | Zizya, Jordan | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 730 m / 2,395 ft | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°43′21″N 35°59′36″E / 31.72250°N 35.99333°E | ||||||||||||||
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Queen Alia International Airport (IATA: AMM, ICAO: OJAI) (Arabic: مطار الملكة علياء الدولي, romanized: Maṭār 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.