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Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) was built in 1983 [1] in response to the growing airport traffic needs that Amman Civil Airport could not accommodate. At the time, passenger traffic was increasing at a rate above the international average, recording 25–30% growth per annum and placing considerable pressure on airport facilities despite continuous expansion and development.
It was the main airport for Jordan until Queen Alia International Airport was opened in 1983. In 2009, Jordan Airports Company officially assumed managerial and operational responsibility for Amman Civil Airport. The company is also entrusted with the development of 8,000 Dunums around Queen Alia International Airport.
Airport name Civil airports Amman: OJAI [1] AMM Queen Alia International Airport: Amman: OJAM [1] ADJ Amman Civil Airport (Marka International Airport) Aqaba: OJAQ [1] AQJ King Hussein International Airport: Military airports Al-Jafr: OJKF [1] King Faisal Air Base: Azraq: OJMS [1] Muwaffaq Salti Air Base: Mafraq: OJMF [1] OMF King Hussein Air ...
The capacity of the Terminal at present is 1.5 million passengers a year. 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.
Zahran is a District in the Greater Amman Municipality. It is named after the Zahran Palace which stands amidst Zahran street. It consists of 5 neighborhoods of which most parts are residential, however, some parts of the district contain Amman's best hotels, hospitals and towers. The district is also home to several governmental buildings ...
In 2009, it was estimated that Jordan had 7,891 kilometres (4,903 mi) of paved highways. Some of the major highways in Jordan are: Highway 15 (Desert Highway): This is the fastest route between north and south Jordan but offers little in terms of scenery. [1] It connects the Syrian border with Amman and to the port city of Aqaba on the Gulf of ...
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W Amman undergoing construction in the Abdali district, 2015. W Amman is a 492-foot (150 m) tall five–star hotel [2] in the New Abdali district in Amman, Jordan. [3] W Amman was opened in April 2018 and is franchised to Eagle Hills Properties, an Abu Dhabi, UAE-based real estate development firm.