# Queen Alia International Airport (AMM / OJAI)

**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.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AMM / OJAI
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Amman, Amman Governorate, Jordan
- Opened: 1983
- Elevation: 730 m / 2,395 ft
- Coordinates: 31.7226, 35.9932
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,660 m / 12,008 ft
- Passengers: 7,837,501 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Amman
- Website: https://qaiairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Alia_International_Airport (41 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q721494
- Weather station: OJAI · WMO 40272
- Ident: OJAI

## Timeline

- 1973: Aeroflot Flight 512. 9 killed.
- 1983: Queen Alia International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08R/26L | 3,660 m / 12,008 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Concrete | 081° / 261° | yes |
| 08L/26R | 3,660 m / 12,008 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 081° / 261° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 5,422,301 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 5,467,726 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 6,250,048 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 6,502,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 7,089,008 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 7,095,685 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 7,410,274 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 7,914,704 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 8,425,026 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 8,924,080 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 4,559,336 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 7,837,501 | Wikidata |

## Routes

62 destinations in 34 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (53)

- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 444 km / 276 mi · Jordan Aviation
- [PFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcph.md) Paphos International Airport · Cyprus · 466 km / 290 mi · Ryanair
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 474 km / 295 mi · Air Cairo, EgyptAir, Jordan Aviation
- [HBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heba.md) Alexandria International Airport · Egypt · 604 km / 375 mi · Air Cairo
- [ATZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heat.md) Asyut International Airport · Egypt · 709 km / 441 mi · Air Arabia
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 747 km / 464 mi · Pegasus Airlines, SunExpress, Jordan Aviation
- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 791 km / 492 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [EBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer.md) Erbil International Airport · Iraq · 888 km / 552 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [ISU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orsu.md) Jalal Talabani International Airport · Iraq · 962 km / 598 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 973 km / 605 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [TZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcg.md) Trabzon International Airport · Türkiye · 1,085 km / 674 mi · Pegasus Airlines, Jordan Aviation
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 1,086 km / 675 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [BSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ormm.md) Basra International Airport · Iraq · 1,118 km / 695 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,160 km / 721 mi · flyadeal, Saudia, Jordan Aviation
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 1,180 km / 733 mi · Jordan Aviation, Kuwait Airways
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 1,182 km / 734 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [BUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugsb.md) Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Georgia · 1,207 km / 750 mi · Jordan Aviation
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,244 km / 773 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,289 km / 801 mi · Flynas, flyadeal, Saudia
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 1,297 km / 806 mi · Aegean Airlines
- [TBS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugtb.md) Tbilisi International Airport · Georgia · 1,363 km / 847 mi · Jordan Aviation
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,461 km / 908 mi · Flynas
- [BAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi.md) Bahrain International Airport · Bahrain · 1,546 km / 961 mi · Gulf Air
- [SOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbsf.md) Sofia Airport · Bulgaria · 1,648 km / 1,024 mi · Ryanair
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 1,667 km / 1,036 mi · Dan Air (Romania), Ryanair, TAROM
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 1,684 km / 1,046 mi · Qatar Airways
- [SAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oysn.md) Sanaa International Airport · Yemen · 1,990 km / 1,237 mi · Yemenia
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,998 km / 1,241 mi · Etihad Airways, Air Arabia
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,022 km / 1,256 mi · flydubai, Emirates
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,032 km / 1,263 mi · Air Arabia, Jordan Aviation
- [MJI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hllm.md) Mitiga International Airport · Libya · 2,134 km / 1,326 mi · Libyan Wings, Afriqiyah Airways
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 2,250 km / 1,398 mi · Ryanair
- [ADE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oyaa.md) Aden International Airport · Yemen · 2,295 km / 1,426 mi · FlyAden, Yemenia
- [CIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lira.md) Ciampino–G. B. Pastine International Airport · Italy · 2,355 km / 1,463 mi · Ryanair
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 2,368 km / 1,471 mi · Jordan Aviation, Oman Air
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 2,442 km / 1,517 mi · Ryanair
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 2,449 km / 1,522 mi · Ryanair, Austrian Airlines
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 2,546 km / 1,582 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [BLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipe.md) Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · Italy · 2,572 km / 1,598 mi · Ryanair
- [PSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirp.md) Pisa International Airport · Italy · 2,600 km / 1,616 mi · Ryanair
- [DME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uudd.md) Domodedovo International Airport · Russia · 2,638 km / 1,639 mi · Jordan Aviation
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 2,720 km / 1,690 mi · Ryanair
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 2,738 km / 1,701 mi · Ryanair
- [POZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eppo.md) Poznań-Ławica Airport · Poland · 2,774 km / 1,724 mi · Ryanair
- [FMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edja.md) Memmingen Allgau Airport · Germany · 2,823 km / 1,754 mi · Ryanair
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 2,927 km / 1,819 mi · Eurowings
- [FKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edsb.md) Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport · Germany · 3,005 km / 1,867 mi · Ryanair
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 3,045 km / 1,892 mi · Lufthansa
- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 3,049 km / 1,895 mi · Air Algérie
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 3,323 km / 2,065 mi · Ryanair
- [BVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfob.md) Beauvais-Tillé airport · France · 3,429 km / 2,131 mi · Ryanair
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 3,653 km / 2,270 mi · Ryanair
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 3,683 km / 2,289 mi · British Airways

### Seasonal (6)

- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 444 km / 276 mi · Air Cairo
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 548 km / 341 mi · Air Cairo
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 973 km / 605 mi · AJet
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 2,250 km / 1,398 mi · Wizz Air
- [TSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liph.md) Treviso Airport · Italy · 2,565 km / 1,594 mi · Ryanair
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 2,986 km / 1,855 mi · Ryanair

### Charter (4)

- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 444 km / 276 mi · FlyJordan
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 747 km / 464 mi · FlyJordan
- [BUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugsb.md) Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Georgia · 1,207 km / 750 mi · FlyJordan
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,244 km / 773 mi · FlyJordan

### Seasonal charter (3)

- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 1,804 km / 1,121 mi · Jordan Aviation
- [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 2,047 km / 1,272 mi · Jordan Aviation
- [UFA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uwuu.md) Ufa International Airport · Russia · 2,985 km / 1,855 mi · Jordan Aviation

### Cargo (10)

- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 474 km / 295 mi · Royal Jordanian
- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 791 km / 492 mi · Royal Jordanian
- [EBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer.md) Erbil International Airport · Iraq · 888 km / 552 mi · Royal Jordanian
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,244 km / 773 mi · Turkish Cargo
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,289 km / 801 mi · Saudia Cargo
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,022 km / 1,256 mi · Royal Jordanian
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 3,045 km / 1,892 mi · Lufthansa Cargo
- [KHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opkc.md) Jinnah International Airport · Pakistan · 3,132 km / 1,946 mi · Royal Jordanian
- [LUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ellx.md) Luxembourg-Findel International Airport · Luxembourg · 3,169 km / 1,969 mi · Cargolux
- [MST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ehbk.md) Maastricht Aachen Airport · Netherlands · 3,265 km / 2,029 mi · Royal Jordanian

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AMM, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (4)

- R5 [Jordan Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jordan-aviation) · 14
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 6
- RY [Royal Wings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-wings)
- TWR [Transworld Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transworld-aviation)

### Passenger (34)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 19
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 5
- SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 4
- FlyJordan · 4 · charter
- IA [Iraqi Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraqi-airways) · 4
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 3
- F3 [flyadeal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyadeal) · 2
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 2
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 2
- IY [Yemenia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yemenia) · 2
- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1
- 8U [Afriqiyah Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/afriqiyah-airways) · 1
- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 1
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 1 · seasonal
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- [Dan Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dan-air) · 1
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 1
- [FlyAden](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyaden) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- GF [Gulf Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gulf-air) · 1
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1
- YL [Libyan Wings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/libyan-wings) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- WY [Oman Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/oman-air) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 1
- RO [TAROM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tarom) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 1 · seasonal

### Cargo (4)

- CV [Cargolux](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargolux) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa-cargo) · 1
- SV [Saudia Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia-cargo) · 1
- [Turkish Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-cargo) · 1

Former hub of [Air Rum](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-rum), [Petra Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/petra-airlines), [Royal Falcon](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-falcon), [Sky Gate International Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-gate-international-aviation), [Teebah Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/teebah-airlines).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7.8M (2022) | #257 of 3,974 | #12 in Middle East |  |
| Longest runway | 3,660 m / 12,008 ft | =304 of 29,858 | =58 in Middle East | #1 in JO |
| Elevation | 730 m / 2,395 ft | =7,293 of 43,403 | #149 in Middle East | #5 in JO |
| Age | Opened 1983 | =8,556 of 15,079 | =73 in Middle East | #4 in JO |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =13 in Middle East | =1 in JO |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | AMMAN APP | 128.900 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.600 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [ADJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojam.md) Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [MTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llmz.md) Bar Yehuda Airfield · 72 km / 45 mi
- [OJMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojms.md) Muwaffaq Salti Air Base · 75 km / 47 mi
- [VTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llnv.md) Nevatim Air Base · 109 km / 68 mi
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · 109 km / 68 mi
- [LLEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llek.md) Tel Nof Air Base · 111 km / 69 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Queen Alia International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Queen_Alia_International_Airport&oldid=1376359076), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai/data