AMM

Queen Alia International Airport

ICAO OJAI31.7226°N 35.9932°E730 m / 2,395 ftLarge airport
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Queen Alia International Airport (IATA: AMM, ICAO: OJAI) is a large airport in Amman, Amman Governorate, Jordan. It opened in 1983. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,660 m (12,008 ft). In 2022 it handled 7.8 million passengers.

Timeline

2 events · 1973–1983
1973
DisasterAeroflot Flight 512.9 killed
1983
OpenedQueen Alia International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
محطة المطارمحطة الملكيمحطة المطار
08R/26L081° / 261° · LIT
LENGTH3,660 m12,008 ftWIDTH61 m200 ftSURFACEConcrete
08L/26R081° / 261° · LIT
LENGTH3,660 m12,008 ftWIDTH61 m200 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2010–2022
5.4M
5.5M
6.3M
6.5M
7.1M
7.1M
7.4M
7.9M
8.4M
8.9M
4.6M
7.8M
101112131415161718192122

Routes

62 destinations · 34 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km4,000 km1,000 mi2,000 miSSH · Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · 444 km / 276 miPFO · Paphos International Airport · 466 km / 290 miCAI · Cairo International Airport · 474 km / 295 miHBE · Alexandria International Airport · 604 km / 375 miATZ · Asyut International Airport · 709 km / 441 miAYT · Antalya International Airport · 747 km / 464 miBGW · Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · 791 km / 492 miEBL · Erbil International Airport · 888 km / 552 miISU · Jalal Talabani International Airport · 962 km / 598 miESB · Esenboğa International Airport · 973 km / 605 miTZX · Trabzon International Airport · 1,085 km / 674 miADB · Adnan Menderes International Airport · 1,086 km / 675 miBSR · Basra International Airport · 1,118 km / 695 miJED · King Abdulaziz International Airport · 1,160 km / 721 miKWI · Kuwait International Airport · 1,180 km / 733 miSAW · Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · 1,182 km / 734 miBUS · Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · 1,207 km / 750 miIST · İstanbul Airport · 1,244 km / 773 miRUH · King Khalid International Airport · 1,289 km / 801 miATH · Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · 1,297 km / 806 miTBS · Tbilisi International Airport · 1,363 km / 847 miDMM · King Fahd International Airport · 1,461 km / 908 miBAH · Bahrain International Airport · 1,546 km / 961 miSOF · Sofia Airport · 1,648 km / 1,024 miOTP · Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · 1,667 km / 1,036 miDOH · Hamad International Airport · 1,684 km / 1,046 miSAH · Sanaa International Airport · 1,990 km / 1,237 miAUH · Zayed International Airport · 1,998 km / 1,241 miDXB · Dubai International Airport · 2,022 km / 1,256 miSHJ · Sharjah International Airport · 2,032 km / 1,263 miMJI · Mitiga International Airport · 2,134 km / 1,326 miBUD · Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · 2,250 km / 1,398 miADE · Aden International Airport · 2,295 km / 1,426 miCIA · Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport · 2,355 km / 1,463 miMCT · Muscat International Airport · 2,368 km / 1,471 miKRK · Kraków John Paul II International Airport · 2,442 km / 1,517 miVIE · Vienna International Airport · 2,449 km / 1,522 miADD · Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · 2,546 km / 1,582 miBLQ · Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · 2,572 km / 1,598 miPSA · Pisa International Airport · 2,600 km / 1,616 miDME · Domodedovo International Airport · 2,638 km / 1,639 miPRG · Václav Havel Airport Prague · 2,720 km / 1,690 miBGY · Il Caravaggio International Airport · 2,738 km / 1,701 miPOZ · Poznań-Ławica Airport · 2,774 km / 1,724 miFMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport · 2,823 km / 1,754 miSTR · Stuttgart Airport · 2,927 km / 1,819 miFKB · Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport · 3,005 km / 1,867 miFRA · Frankfurt Main Airport · 3,045 km / 1,892 miALG · Houari Boumediene Airport · 3,049 km / 1,895 miCRL · Brussels South Charleroi Airport · 3,323 km / 2,065 miBVA · Beauvais-Tillé airport · 3,429 km / 2,131 miMAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · 3,653 km / 2,270 miLHR · London Heathrow Airport · 3,683 km / 2,289 miHRG · Hurghada International Airport · 548 km / 341 miTSF · Treviso Airport · 2,565 km / 1,594 miMRS · Marseille Provence Airport · 2,986 km / 1,855 miTIA · Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · 1,804 km / 1,121 miSJJ · Sarajevo International Airport · 2,047 km / 1,272 miUFA · Ufa International Airport · 2,985 km / 1,855 miKHI · Jinnah International Airport · 3,132 km / 1,946 miLUX · Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · 3,169 km / 1,969 miMST · Maastricht Aachen Airport · 3,265 km / 2,029 miLHRMADBVAKHIALGFRAMRSUFAFMMPOZBGYPRGDMEPSAADDVIEMCTCIAADEMJISJJDXBSAHTIADOHOTPSOFTBSATHRUHISTKWIJEDTZXESBISUBGWAYTATZHBEPFOSSHCRLLUXFKBTSFKRKBUDAUHBAHBSRADBCAIMSTSTRBLQDMMBUSSAWEBLHRGAMM
Year-round53
SSHSharm El Sheikh International AirportEgypt · Jordan Aviation444 km276 miPFOPaphos International AirportCyprus · Ryanair466 km290 miCAICairo International AirportEgypt · Air Cairo, EgyptAir, Jordan Aviation474 km295 miHBEAlexandria International AirportEgypt · Air Cairo604 km375 miATZAsyut International AirportEgypt · Air Arabia709 km441 miAYTAntalya International AirportTürkiye · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress, Jordan Aviation747 km464 miBGWBaghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air BaseIraq · Iraqi Airways791 km492 miEBLErbil International AirportIraq · Iraqi Airways888 km552 miISUJalal Talabani International AirportIraq · Iraqi Airways962 km598 miESBEsenboğa International AirportTürkiye · Pegasus Airlines973 km605 miTZXTrabzon International AirportTürkiye · Pegasus Airlines, Jordan Aviation1,085 km674 miADBAdnan Menderes International AirportTürkiye · Pegasus Airlines1,086 km675 miBSRBasra International AirportIraq · Iraqi Airways1,118 km695 miJEDKing Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · flyadeal, Saudia, Jordan Aviation1,160 km721 miKWIKuwait International AirportKuwait · Jordan Aviation, Kuwait Airways1,180 km733 miSAWIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportTürkiye · Pegasus Airlines1,182 km734 miBUSAlexander Kartveli Batumi International AirportGeorgia · Jordan Aviation1,207 km750 miISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines1,244 km773 miRUHKing Khalid International AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas, flyadeal, Saudia1,289 km801 miATHAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International AirportGreece · Aegean Airlines1,297 km806 miTBSTbilisi International AirportGeorgia · Jordan Aviation1,363 km847 miDMMKing Fahd International AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas1,461 km908 miBAHBahrain International AirportBahrain · Gulf Air1,546 km961 miSOFSofia AirportBulgaria · Ryanair1,648 km1,024 miOTPBucharest Henri Coandă International AirportRomania · Dan Air, Ryanair, TAROM1,667 km1,036 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways1,684 km1,046 miSAHSanaa International AirportYemen · Yemenia1,990 km1,237 miAUHZayed International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Etihad Airways, Air Arabia1,998 km1,241 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · flydubai, Emirates2,022 km1,256 miSHJSharjah International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Air Arabia, Jordan Aviation2,032 km1,263 miMJIMitiga International AirportLibya · Libyan Wings, Afriqiyah Airways2,134 km1,326 miBUDBudapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportHungary · Ryanair2,250 km1,398 miADEAden International AirportYemen · FlyAden, Yemenia2,295 km1,426 miCIACiampino–G. B. Pastine International AirportItaly · Ryanair2,355 km1,463 miMCTMuscat International AirportOman · Jordan Aviation, Oman Air2,368 km1,471 miKRKKraków John Paul II International AirportPoland · Ryanair2,442 km1,517 miVIEVienna International AirportAustria · Ryanair, Austrian Airlines2,449 km1,522 miADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportEthiopia · Ethiopian Airlines2,546 km1,582 miBLQBologna Guglielmo Marconi AirportItaly · Ryanair2,572 km1,598 miPSAPisa International AirportItaly · Ryanair2,600 km1,616 miDMEDomodedovo International AirportRussia · Jordan Aviation2,638 km1,639 miPRGVáclav Havel Airport PragueCzechia · Ryanair2,720 km1,690 miBGYIl Caravaggio International AirportItaly · Ryanair2,738 km1,701 miPOZPoznań-Ławica AirportPoland · Ryanair2,774 km1,724 miFMMMemmingen Allgau AirportGermany · Ryanair2,823 km1,754 miSTRStuttgart AirportGermany · Eurowings2,927 km1,819 miFKBKarlsruhe Baden-Baden AirportGermany · Ryanair3,005 km1,867 miFRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · Lufthansa3,045 km1,892 miALGHouari Boumediene AirportAlgeria · Air Algérie3,049 km1,895 miCRLBrussels South Charleroi AirportBelgium · Ryanair3,323 km2,065 miBVABeauvais-Tillé airportFrance · Ryanair3,429 km2,131 miMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportSpain · Ryanair3,653 km2,270 miLHRLondon Heathrow AirportUnited Kingdom · British Airways3,683 km2,289 mi
Most destinationsRyanair 19Jordan Aviation 14Royal Jordanian 6Pegasus Airlines 5Air Cairo 4Iraqi Airways 4

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from AMM. Dashed: seasonal or charter. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Queen Alia International Airport” (revision of 23 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers7.8M (2022)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#257of 3,974 · #12 Middle EastLongest runway3,660 m12,008 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=303of 29,823 · =58 Middle East · #1 JOElevation730 m2,395 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=7,288of 43,341 · #149 Middle East · #5 JOAgeOpened 19832026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=8,564of 15,079 · =73 Middle East · #4 JORunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =13 Middle East · =1 JO
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

4 channels
APPAMMAN APP128.900
ATISATIS127.600
GNDGND121.900
TWRTWR119.800