Queen Alia International Airport – AMM Amman
Queen Alia International Airport is known as the main and largest airport in Jordan. It is a major public airport that is located in Amman, Jordan and serves as a major hub for Jordan Aviation. Its airport code, AMM, stands for the country capital city’s name Amman. The airport was named after Queen Alia, the third wife of King Hussein who died in a helicopter crash in 1977. It was in 1983 when the airport was built, and has undergone two expansions, one in 2007, and the other in 2014. As of 2017, the airport has handled around 7,914,703 passengers.
Best Time to Visit
The AMM-Queen Alia International Airport has three lounges. The first is for business and first class passenger by Royal Jordanian, the second is operated by the Airport Hotel next to the North Concourse, and the last for VIP guests run by Zain Jordan. Some of the best cities to go from Queen Alia International Airport include Al Jizah, Al Rama, and Salt.
What to Do & Area Attractions
The Queen Alia International Airport features an onsite airport hotel, the Amman Airport Hotel. Other AMM Amman Airport hotels located nearby include the Mosaic City Hotel just 19.7 km away, and the Faraseen Apartments 1, with just 6 km away. These hotels are also meant for extended-stay tourists and groups like families or friends.
The other airport close to the area is the Amman Civil Airport (ADJ). This caters civil airports for passengers on private flights from Amman Municipality, Jordan.
