Queen Alia International Airport

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Queen Alia International Airport
مطار الملكة علياء الدولي
Matar al-Malikah 'Alya' ad-Dowaly

IATA: AMM – ICAO: OJAI
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Authority
Location Amman
Elevation AMSL 2,395 ft / 730 m
Coordinates 31°43′21″N 35°59′36″E / 31.7225, 35.99333
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08R/26L 12,008 3,660 Concrete
08L/26R 12,008 3,660 Asphalt

Queen Alia International Airport (IATA: AMM, ICAO: OJAI) (Arabic: مطار الملكة علياء الدولي; transliterated: Matar al-Malikah 'Alya' ad-Dowaly) A two terminal airport, situated in Zizya (زيزياء) area, 20 miles (32km) south of Amman, the capital city of Jordan. It is the home hub of Royal Jordanian Airlines, the national flag carrier. It was built in 1983.

The airport is named after Queen Alia, the third wife of King Hussein of Jordan, who was killed in an air crash in 1977.

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Shopping Facilities: There is a comprehensive Duty and Tax Free offering in the airside areas with open access from both Terminal 1 and 2 operated by Aldeasa. In the landside areas there is a range of retail outlets which includes CTN, souvenirs, bookshops, and specialist Arabic pastry offers.

Restaurants and Bars: Alpha operates four of their branded World News Cafes, one in each terminal both landside and airside, in addition there are outlets operated by Pizza Hut and Popeyes, Cinnabon, Blue Fig and Starbucks.

Business Services: are available in the airline lounges, a Wireless internet system operates throughout the airport and Wi-Fi cards are available from the 4 World News cafes and public telephones.

Banking Services: Banks, currency exchange and ATMs facilities are available both landside and airside in both terminals.

Lounges: Airport lounges in both terminals available for VIPs only and RJ operate lounges in both terminals these are open to all business and first class passengers as well frequent flyers according to the individual airline regulations.

Medical Facilities: There is a 24/7 medical center available for all airport users.

Transportation: Airport Taxi and Express busses are available 7/ 24, in addition to Rent-a-Car offices.

Disabled Facilities: are available including wheel chairs, lifts, toilets and special assistance personnel.

Car Parking: 6 parking lots can accommodate up to 1392 cars.

Aldeasa Duty Free at Queen Alia International Airport
Aldeasa Duty Free at Queen Alia International Airport

Statistics for Queen Alia International Airport
Year Total Passengers
2002 2,334,779
2003 2,358,475
2004 2,988,174
2005 3,301,510
2006 3,506,069

The furture expansion of the airport reached financial close on 15th November 2007. The project is a $675M BOT transaction involving a 25 year contract for Rehabilitation, Expansion and Operation (“REO” or “Concession” Agreement. Under the terms of the REO Agreement with the Government, the Investor is responsible for the rehabilitation of the existing terminal, development of a new $600M terminal designed by internationally renowned Foster + Partners, and the operation and management of QAIA for a period of 25 years.

The airport expansion plan was part of a drive to make Jordan a regional hub and once it is completed, Queen Alia International Airport should be able to handle around nine million passengers a year, nearly three times as many as it does now.

The following airlines serve Queen Alia International Airport:

There are only two lounges located at Queen Alia International both belonging to Royal Jordanian located in both the north and south terminals.

Queen Alia International airport sees a very wide variety of aircraft types such as, Airbus A340, Airbus A330, Airbus A321, Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Airbus A310,Airbus A300, Boeing 737, Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Boeing 757, Boeing 727, Boeing 707, Lockheed L-1011, McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90, Embraer 195, Embraer 190, Embraer 170, Fokker 28, De Havilland Dash 8-300, Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, Fokker 50, and many more.

On May 3, 2003, Hiroki Gomi, a photographer for a leading Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, was carrying an object, reportedly a battle souvenir from Iraq, when the object exploded as it was being inspected. The device killed the security guard inspecting it, and injured Gomi, who was standing nearby.

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