King Hussein International Airport
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King Hussein International Airport مطار الملك حسين الدولي Maṭār al-Malik Ḥusayn al-Duwalī | |||||||||||
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AMSL 173 ft / 53 m | | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 29°36′41.83″N 35°1′5.04″E / 29.6116194°N 35.0180667°E | ||||||||||
Website | www.aac.jo | ||||||||||
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Aqaba Airport ❲also known as King Hussein Int'l Airport (
Overview
The location of Aqaba is unusual, for within a 15 miles (24 km) radius there are three other countries, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel. The airport has a single runway equipped with a category 1 instrument landing system (ILS). Thanks to its normally excellent weather conditions, the airport is rarely closed, though strong southerly winds bring sandstorms across the Red Sea from Egypt.[citation needed]
The airport has a single 28,000 sq ft (2,600 m2) terminal building with just one
The largest operator at Aqaba is Royal Jordanian. It operates about 10 flights a week to Amman, though extras are frequently scheduled, sometimes to coincide with passenger changeover on cruise ships. The airline operates Embraer E175 Regional Jets that undertake the journey in 45 minutes.[citation needed] The airline also undertakes about six charter flights to Europe, with European charter airlines adding a further dozen. Aqaba is an airport that can handle the largest jets.[citation needed]
Just across the border in Israel and nominally serving
Facilities
Annual Capacity 1,000,000, The airport has 4 check-in desks, 2 gates, a cargo building and a cargo apron together with a parallel taxiway. The airport has one baggage claim belt, 200 short-term parking spaces, a post office, bank, cafeterias, VIP lounge, duty-free shop, and gift shops, and a clinic. The airport includes also buildings for the Ayla Aviation Academy, the Royal Jordanian Academy, the Aero Wings for Industry's assembly plant for light planes, the Jordan Private Jets Services (JPJets)'s private jet terminal, and the Al Baddad International Group's maintenance centre.[3] A new cargo terminal (6000 m2) and a new cargo apron (220 m × 600 m) opened in January 2005.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Aqaba Airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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easyJet | Seasonal: Berlin (resumes 30 October 2024)[4] |
Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zürich[5] |
Royal Jordanian | Amman–Queen Alia[6] |
Smartwings | Seasonal charter: Prague[7] |
Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
Moscow–Domodedovo[8]
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Abu Dhabi[9] |
See also
References
- ^ "Israel, Jordan plan joint Aqaba airport". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Israel's New Airport is Angering Jordan, a Rare Friend in the Region". Haaretz.
- ^ "Home". khiaops.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ http://www.easyjet.com
- ^ "Flug Zürich (ZRH) – Akaba (AQJ), Jordanien | Edelweiss".
- ^ https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231227-rjfy24e2
- ^ "Destinations and Airlines". Smartwings.
- ^ "Timetable". b2b.tui.ru. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi's Wizz Air adds two new flight routes to Aqaba, Amman in Jordan". 9 February 2022.