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
Direction	ft	m	Surface
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) is an airport situated in Zizya (زيزياء) area, 20 miles (32km) south of Amman, the capital city of Jordan. 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, Emirates, Gulf Air and Jordan Aviation. 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.

1 Facilities
2 Statistics
3 Future expansion
4 Airlines and destinations
- 4.1 Cargo airlines
5 Transport
6 Aircraft types
7 Incidents
8 External links

[edit] Facilities

Security Screening Facilities: Women travelers are required to place any items for screening (includes cargo to be checked as well as carry-on items) on the operational belt before entering into a women's inspection room where her person will be checked by a female employee or employees. Women traveling alone will not be able to see their possessions while they are in the women's inspection room and may be greater targets for theft as a result.

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 24/7, 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

[edit] Statistics

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	3,506,070

[edit] Future expansion

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.

Investors

Airport International Group - Aeroports de Paris Management (France) – 9.5%
J&P Overseas (Cyprus) – 9.5%
J&P Avax (Greece) – 9.5%
Abu Dhabi Investment Company (UAE) – 38%
Noor Financial Investment Company (Kuwait)-24%
EDGO Ventures (Jordan) - 9.5%

Advisors

Ernst & Young - Infrastructure Advisory London
IFC
Ashurst
Norton Rose

Advisors to the Government

IFC (lead advisor)
White & Case (legal avisor)
NACO/Innova Aviation Consultants (technical advisors)

Lenders

IFC
IDB
Calyon
IXIS
Arab Bank

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.

After the expansion of the airport the airport will be able to handle the Airbus A380.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

The following airlines serve Queen Alia International Airport:

Aerosvit Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil)
Afriqiyah Airways (Tripoli) [begins June 2008]
Air Algérie (Algiers)
Air Arabia (Sharjah)
Air Blue (Karachi)
Air Cairo (Cairo and Charters)
Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
Air Universal (Amman-Marka, Beirut, Jeddah, Karachi, Tehran-Imam Khomeini, Tripoli and Charters)
Air Rum (Freetown and Charters)
Alexandria Airlines (Alexandria and Charters)
Arab Wings (Amman-Marka, Aqaba, Beirut, Sharm El Sheikh, Tel Aviv, and Charters)
Arkia Israel Airlines (Tel Aviv)
Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
AVE.com (Charters)
Bahrain Air (Bahrain)
bmi (Addis Ababa, London-Heathrow)
Cyprus Airways (Larnaca)
Delta Air Lines (New York-JFK)
Dolphin Air (Charters)
Donbassaero (Donetsk)
EgyptAir (Cairo)
EgyptAir Express (Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh)
Emirates (Dubai)
Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
Globe Jet Airlines (Beirut Seasonal and Charters)
GMG Airlines (Bangladesh) [Pending Government Decision]
Gulf Air (Bahrain, Muscat)
Gryphon Airlines (Baghdad)
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)
Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon) (Charters)
Kurdistan Airlines (Ebril)
Kuwait Airways (Kuwait)
Livingston Energy Flight (Milan-Malpensa, Marsa Alam)
Libyan Airlines (Benghazi, Tripoli)
Lotus Air (Cairo, Sharm el Sheikh)
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)
Raya Jet (Amman-Marka, Aqaba, and Charters)
Royal Jordanian (Abu Dhabi, Aden, Al Ain, Al'Arish, Aleppo, Alexandria, Amsterdam, Amman-Marka, Aqaba, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Barcelona, Basra, Beirut, Brussels, Budapest, Cairo, Calcutta, Chicago-O'Hare, Colombo, Damascus, Dammam, Delhi, Detroit, Doha, Dubai, Erbil, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, 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 Airlines (Aqaba, Tel Aviv, and Charters)
S7 Airlines (Moscow Seasonal)
Saga Airlines (Charters)
Sama Airlines (Dammam, Riyadh) [2]
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Dammam, Jeddah, Medinah, Riyadh)
Sky Airlines (Antalya, Istanbul-Atatürk [seasonal] and Charters)
Sky Gate International Aviation (Amman-Marka, Aqaba and Charters)
Smart Aviation Company (Cairo and Charters)
StarJet (Charters)
Sudan Airways (Beirut [seasonal], Khartoum)
TAROM (Bucharest-Otopeni, Cairo)
Teebah Airlines (Baghdad, Basra, Dubai, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah)
Tunisair (Tunis)
Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
UM Airlines (Kiev-Boryspil)
World Focus Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
Yemenia (Beirut, Sana'a)

[edit] Cargo airlines

Cargolux (Luxembourg)
Emirates SkyCargo (Dubai)
Royal Jordanian (Aqaba, Brussels, Damascus, Dubai, Istanbul-Atatürk, Larnaca, London-Heathrow, London-Stansted, Malta, New York-JFK)
Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo (Damman, Dubai, Riyadh)

[edit] Transport

Buses and taxis serve the airport 24/7. Buses operate every half hour. A new rail line is being constructed that will link Queen Alia International Airport with Central and Downtown Amman.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.