مطار الملكة علياء الدولي Matar al-Malikah 'Alya' ad-Dowaly
IATA: AMM – ICAO: OJAI
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		AIG group
Operator		Aéroports de Paris
Serves		Amman
Location		Zizya
Hub for		Royal Jordanian Airlines
Elevation AMSL		{{{elevation-f}}} ft / 730 m
Coordinates		31°43′21″N 35°59′36″E / 31.7225°N 35.99333°E / 31.7225; 35.99333
Website		http://www.amman-airport.com/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
08R/26L (Closed)	12,008	3,660	Concrete
08L/26R	12,008	3,660	Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft Movements			57,776
Passengers			4,770,000

Queen Alia International Airport (IATA: AMM, ICAO: OJAI) (Arabic: مطار الملكة علياء الدولي‎; transliterated: Matar al-Malikah 'Alya' ad-Dowaly) is Jordan's largest airport that is situated in Zizya (زيزياء) area, 20 miles (32 km) south of Amman. The airport has three terminals: two passenger terminals and one cargo terminal. It is the home hub of Royal Jordanian Airlines, the national flag carrier, as well as being a major hub for Jazeera Airways and Jordan Aviation. It was built in 1983.

The airport is named after Queen Alia, the third wife of King Hussein of Jordan who died in a helicopter crash in 1977.

Airlines and destinations

Cargo airlines

Aldeasa Duty Free

Lounges

The airport has two lounges as of January 2010, one belonging to Royal Jordanian while the other is operated by the Four Seasons hotel chain[1].

The Royal Jordanian Crown Lounge is accessible by Crown Class passengers and any passengers traveling on first or business class out of or to Queen Alia International Airport.

The Four Seasons lounge is located downstairs in Terminal 1 of the airport.

Transport

Buses and taxis serve the airport all day, with buses operating every half hour to Amman. A new rail line is being constructed that will link Queen Alia International Airport with Central and Downtown Amman.

Statistics

Inside Queen Alia International Airport

Future expansion

Construction work at QAIA

The future expansion of the airport reached financial close on 15 November 2007. The project is a $675M BOT basis transaction involving a 25 year contract for Rehabilitation, Expansion and Operation Agreement (“REOA” or “Concession” Agreement. Under the terms of the REO Agreement with the Government,and the Investor (AIG) is responsible for the rehabilitation of the existing terminal, development of a new $600M terminal designed by internationally renowned Foster + Partners, and EPC Contractor is J & P (O) Limited, the operation and management of QAIA for a period of 25 years. After the expansion of the airport is completed in 2011, it will be able to handle the Airbus A380.

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 airport development plan is currently studied by ADPI (Aéroports de Paris).

Incidents

On 3 May 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.

On 30 September 2010, A Royal Jordanian E175 heading to Kiev was caught with an engine failure and it returend back to Queen Alia Airport Safley, No Passengers were Injured.

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