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. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... This article is about the construction material. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Due to the fact that the Arabic language has a number of phonemes that have no equivalent in English or other European languages, a number of different transliteration methods have been invented to represent certain Arabic characters, due to various conflicting goals: A desire to stay consistent with traditional usage... For other meanings, see Amman (disambiguation) and Ammann. ... Royal Jordanian started operations in 1963 after a decree by His Royal Highness the late King Hussein. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

The airport is named after Queen Alia, the third wife of King Hussein of Jordan, who was killed in an air crash in 1977. Alia Baha ed Din Toukan (December 25, 1948 _ February 9, 1977), was the third wife of King Hussein of Jordan. ... Hussein I bin Talal, King of Jordan (Arabic: ‎ ; November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999). ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...

Facilities

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. Pizza Hut Inc. ... Early logo Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits (often referred to only as Popeyes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other meanings of the name Starbuck, see Starbuck. ...

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

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Future Expansion

The Jordanian Ministry of Transport has announced the conditional winning bidder for the $600 million contract to build a new terminal at Queen Alia International Airport. The winner, The Aeroports De Paris Consortium and advised by Ernst & Young, will receive the tender on a BOT basis and will build a 900,000 square foot terminal alongside the existing one, with a completion date of 2010. Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) is a form of project financing, wherein a private entity receives a franchise from the public sector to finance, design, construct, and operate a facility for a specified period, after which ownership is transferred back to the public sector. ...

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.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines serve Queen Alia International Airport:

• Afriqiyah Airways (Tripoli) [Starts June 2008]
• Air Algérie (Algiers)
• Air Arabia (Sharjah)
• Air Blue (Karachi) [Begins January 2008]
• Air Cairo (Cairo and Charters)
• Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
• Air Ukraine (Kiev)
• Alitalia (Rome-Fiumicino [Starts April 30 2008])
• Arkia Israel Airlines (Tel Aviv)
• Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
• AVE.com (Charters)
• bmi (London-Heathrow)
• Cyprus Airways (Larnaca)
• Czech Airlines (Prague) [Starts April 30 2008]
• Delta Air Lines (New York-JFK) [Starts June 6, 2008]
• Dolphin Air (Charters)
• El Al (Tel Aviv)
• EgyptAir (Cairo)
• EgyptAir Express (Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh)
• Emirates (Dubai)
• Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
• Globe Jet Airlines (Beirut Seasonal and Charters)
• Gulf Air (Bahrain, Muscat)
• Gryphon Airlines (Baghdad)
• Iberia Airlines (Madrid)
• Iraqi Airways (Baghdad, Basra, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah)
• Izair (Charters)
• Jazeera Airways (Kuwait, Dubai)
• Jetairfly (Brussels)
• Jordan Aviation (Alexandria, Aqaba, Assuit, Bahrain, Damascus, Dubai, Kuwait and Charters)
• KLM (Amsterdam)
• Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
• Kurdistan Airlines (Ebril [Suspended till December 10 2007])
• Kuwait Airways (Kuwait)
• Livingston Energy Flight (Milan-Malpensa)
• Libyan Airlines (Benghazi, Tripoli)
• LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw Seasonal)
• Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
• Martinair (Amsterdam)
• Middle East Airlines (Beirut)
• Oman Air (Muscat)
• Onur Air (Istanbul-Atatürk Seasonal and Charters)
• Palestinian Airlines (Al'Arish, Aqaba, Riyadh)
• Qatar Airways (Doha)
• Royal Jordanian (Abu Dhabi, Aden, Al Ain, Al'Arish, Aleppo, Alexandria, Amsterdam, Aqaba, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Basra, Beijing, Beirut, Brussels, Budapest, Cairo, Calcutta, Chicago-O'Hare, Colombo, Damascus, Dammam, Delhi, Detroit, Doha, Dubai, Erbil, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong [begins January 22, 2008], Istanbul-Atatürk, Jeddah, Kiev-Boryspil, Khartoum, Kuwait, Larnaca, London-Heathrow, Madrid, Milan-Malpensa, Montreal, Moscow-Domodedovo, Mumbai, Munich, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Riyadh, Rome-Fiumicino, Sana'a, Sharm El Sheikh, Sulaymaniyah, Tel Aviv, Tripoli, Tunis, Vienna, Zürich)
• Royal Wings (Aqaba, Tel Aviv, and Charters)
• S7 Airlines (Moscow Seasonal)
• Saga Airlines (Charters)
• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Dammam, Jeddah, Medinah, Riyadh)
• Sky Airlines (Antalya, Istanbul-Atatürk Seasonal and Charters)
• Smart Aviation Company (Cairo and Charters)
• Sudan Airways (Khartoum)
• TAROM (Bucharest-Otopeni)
• Teebah Airlines (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah)
• Tunisair (Tunis)
• Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
• UM Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil)
• World Focus Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
• Yemenia (Beirut, Sana'a)

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Cargo

• Cargolux (Luxembourg)
• Emirates SkyCargo (Dubai)
• Royal Jordanian (Aqaba [Starts Feb 15, 2008] Brussels, Damascus, Dubai, Istanbul-Atatürk, Larnaca, London-Heathrow, London-Stansted, Maastricht, Malta, New York-JFK)
• Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo (Damman, Dubai, Riyadh)

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Lounges

There are only two lounges located at Queen Alia International both belonging to Royal Jordanian located in both the north and south terminals. Royal Jordanian Airlines (Arabic: الملكية الأردنية; transliterated: al-Malakiyah al-Orduniyah) is an airline based in Amman, Jordan, operating scheduled international services over four continents. ...

Aircraft Types

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. For the road in England, see A340 road. ... The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner. ... The Airbus A320 is a short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... The Airbus A320 family of short-to-medium range commercial passenger aircraft are manufactured by Airbus S.A.S.. Family members include the A318, A319, A320, and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. ... The Airbus A320 is a short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus. ... The Airbus A310 is a medium to long-range widebody airliner manufactured by Airbus S.A.S. It was Airbus second model to be introduced, and is a shortened derivative of the A300. ... The Airbus A300 is a short to medium range widebody aircraft. ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the Jumbo Jet,[4][5] is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing in the United States. ... American Airlines Boeing 767-300 at Gatwick Airport, England. ... The Boeing 757 is an American short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine commercial jet airliner. ... The Boeing 707 is an American four-engine commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ... The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, commonly referred to as just L-1011 (pronounced ell-ten-eleven), was the third widebody passenger jet airliner to enter operation, following the Boeing 747 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. ... McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and MD-90 are twin-engine, medium-range, single-aisle commercial jet airplanes. ... The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrowbody, twin-engined, medium range, jet airliners, produced in Brazil. ... The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrowbody, twin-engined, medium range, jet airliners, produced in Brazil. ... The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrowbody, twin-engined, medium range, jet airliners, produced in Brazil. ... Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker. ... For other uses, see De Havilland (disambiguation). ... Dash 8 is also a series of diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives The de Havilland Canada Dash 8 is a series of twin-engined, medium range, turboprop airliners introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. ... Fokker F50 VLM Airlines Fokker F50 The Fokker F50 was a small turboprop-powered airliner designed as a refinement of and successor to the highly successful Fokker Friendship. ...

Incidents

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. is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A photographer at the Calgary Folk Music Festival Paparazzi at the Tribeca Film Festival A photographer is a person who takes a photograph using a camera. ... Headquarters in Tokyo Osaka Office Newsagents shop in Higashi-osaka Printing plant in Settsu The Mainichi Shimbun , lit. ...

External links

• Official Website
• Royal Jordanian Flight Arrivals to Amman
• Royal Jordanian Flight Departures from Amman
• World Aero Data airport information for OJAI
• Japanese journalist in court over blast - BBC