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'''Queen Alia International Airport'''
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
Airport code AMM
{{Infobox airport
|name = Queen Alia International Airport
|nativename =
|nativename-a = مطار الملكة علياء الدولي|nativename-r = Matar Al-Malikah Alia Ad-Dowali
|image = 2015 QAIA logo.png
|image-width = 100
|image2 = Queen Alia International Airport Terminal.jpg
|image2-width = 250
|IATA = AMM
|ICAO = OJAI
| pushpin_map            = Jordan
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of airport in Jordan
| pushpin_label          = AMM
| pushpin_label_position = right
|type = Public
|owner = AIG group & Government of Jordan
|operator = AIG Group
|city-served = [[Amman]]
|location = Zizya, [[Jordan]]
|hub =
* [[Royal Jordanian Airlines]]
* [[Jordan Aviation]]
* [[Petra Airlines]]
* [[Royal Falcon]]
* [[Royal Wings]]
* [[Air Arabia Jordan]]
|elevation-m = 730|coordinates = {{Coord|31|43|21|N|35|59|36|E|type:airport}}
|metric-elev = 730
|metric-rwy =
|r1-number = 08R/26L
|r1-length-f = 12,008
|r1-length-m = 3,660
|r1-surface = Concrete
|r2-number = 08L/26R  '''CLOSED UNTIL 29 APRIL 2017'''<ref>https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/PilotWeb/notamRetrievalByICAOAction.do?method=displayByICAOs&reportType=REPORT&formatType=ICAO&retrieveLocId=OJAI&actionType=notamRetrievalByICAOs</ref>
|r2-length-f = 12,008
|r2-length-m = 3,660
|r2-surface = [[Asphalt]]
|stat-year = 2015
|stat1-header = Aircraft movements
|stat1-data = 67,959
|stat2-header = Passengers
|stat2-data = 7,095,685<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qaiairport.com/en |title=Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) |publisher=Qaiairport.com |date= |accessdate=23 May 2014}}</ref>
}}


'''Queen Alia International Airport''' {{airport codes|AMM|OJAI}} ({{lang-ar|مطار الملكة علياء الدولي}}; [[Arabic transliteration|transliterated]]: Matar Al-Malikah Alia Ad-Dowali) is Jordan's main and largest airport and is located in Zizya {{convert|30|km|mi|-1}} south of the capital city, [[Amman]]. Named after [[Alia al-Hussein|Queen Alia]], third wife to the late King [[Hussein of Jordan]], the airport is home to the country's national flag carrier, [[Royal Jordanian|Royal Jordanian Airlines]] and serves as a major hub for [[Jordan Aviation]], [[Royal Falcon]] and [[Royal Wings]].


A state-of-the-art new terminal was inaugurated in March 2013 to replace the airport's older two passenger terminals and one cargo terminal.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ghazal |first=Mohammad |date=14 March 2013 |title=King Abdullah Opens New Queen Alia Airport Terminal |url=http://jordantimes.com/king-abdullah-opens-new-queen-alia-airport-terminal |newspaper=The Jordan Times |location=Amman, Jordan |publisher=Jordan Press Foundation |accessdate=4 February 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511214256/http://jordantimes.com/king-abdullah-opens-new-queen-alia-airport-terminal |archivedate=11 May 2014 }}</ref> The three original terminals were made obsolete once the new terminal officially began operations. In 2014, the new airport received the "Best Improvement by Region: Middle East" and "Best Airport by Region: Middle East" awards by the Airport Council International, the awards are given to the airports which achieved the highest customer satisfaction in the ASQ Survey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aci.aero/Airport-Service-Quality/ASQ-Awards/Current-Winners/Best-Airport-By-Region/Middle-East|title=Middle East|publisher=|accessdate=4 June 2015}}</ref>
[[Category:Airport]]
 
[[Category:Jordan]]
==History==
[[Category:Amman]]
Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) was built in 1983<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.erf.org.eg/CMS/uploads/pdf/1277872800_OpenSkies_Barakat_Jordan.pdf |title=Arab Passengers' Airlines Framework and Performance |publisher=Economic Research Forum |format=PDF |accessdate=4 February 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140423041537/http://www.erf.org.eg/CMS/uploads/pdf/1277872800_OpenSkies_Barakat_Jordan.pdf |archivedate=23 April 2014 }}</ref> in response to the growing airport traffic needs that [[Amman Civil Airport]] could not accommodate. At the time, passenger traffic was increasing above the international average, recording 25–30% growth per annum and placing considerable pressure on airport facilities despite continuous expansion and development. In 1981, the number of arriving, departing and transit passengers exceeded 2.3 million, while cargo traffic reached 62,000 tons and aircraft traffic topped 27,000 movements.<ref name=tribute>{{cite book|title=Tribute to King Abdullah II of Jordan – Celebrating 15 Years of Leadership, "Celebrating 30 Years of Queen Alia International Airport"}}</ref>
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The Jordanian Ministry of Transport undertook to build a new international airport with sufficient capacity to cope with demand in the foreseeable future. QAIA was built at an estimated total cost of JOD 84 million. Passenger facilities were designed to serve 3.5 million passengers per annum.<ref name="tribute" />
 
QAIA has since grown to become the kingdom's primary international gateway and a stop-over for international airlines in the Middle East. By 2012, QAIA was serving on average more than 6 million passengers and 40 airlines from around the world.<ref name="tribute" />
 
In 2007 the Government of Jordan selected [[Airport International Group]] (AIG) through an open tender to operate, rehabilitate and manage QAIA under a 25-year concession agreement. In response to the continual surge in passenger traffic at the time, AIG was also placed in charge of constructing a new terminal, one which not only would expand the airport's then insufficient annual capacity of 3.5 million passengers, but that would also introduce a "unique travel experience" to help advance QAIA's position as a niche transit hub in the region.<ref name="aig">{{cite web |url=http://www.aig.aero/en/content/qaia-project |title=QAIA Project |publisher= Airport International Group |accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="horizons">{{cite press release |author= |title=Queen Alia International Airport Takes Jordan's Aviation Industry to New Horizons |url=http://www.aig.aero/en/content/queen-alia-international-airport-takes-jordans-aviation-industry-new-horizons |location=Amman, Jordan |publisher=Airport International Group |date=14 November 2011 |accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="capacity">{{cite news |last=Maslen |first=Richard |date=27 March 2013 |title=New Terminal Opening Boosts Queen Alia Airport's Capacity |url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/190852/new-terminal-opening-boosts-queen-alia-airports-capacity-/ |newspaper=Routesonline |location=Manchester, United Kingdom |publisher=UBM Information Ltd |accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref>
 
Accordingly, AIG invested an estimated USD 750 million in the construction of the new terminal.<ref name="headway">{{cite press release |author= |title=AIG Makes Substantial Headway in the Renovations of QAIA's Warehouses |url=http://www.aig.aero/en/content/aig-makes-substantial-headway-renovations-qaias-warehouses |location=Amman, Jordan |publisher=Airport International Group |date=28 August 2012 |accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref>
 
The new terminal is also equipped to accommodate rising annual passenger traffic, taking the original airport capacity from 3.5 million passengers per year to 7 million.
 
Inaugurated on 14 March 2013, by [[King Abdullah II]],<ref name="capacity" /> the new airport was officially launched following an overnight operational transfer. The last flight departed from the old terminal at 10:05 pm on 20 March 2013, upon which all operations were shifted to the new terminal, where its first flight departed at 2:30 am on 21 March 2013.<ref name="fulloperations">{{cite press release |author= |title=New QAIA Terminal Officially Launches Full Operations |url=http://www.aig.aero/en/content/new-qaia-terminal-officially-launches-full-operations |location=Amman, Jordan |publisher=Airport International Group |date=21 March 2013 |accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref>
 
On 20 January 2014, AIG launched the second phase of QAIA's expansion, valued at a total cost of over USD 100 million. Completed in 2016, the second expansion phase raised QAIA's annual passenger traffic capacity to up to 12 million, subsequently supporting the Jordan's national tourism strategy goals to serve as a regional transit hub for leisure and business travel. The aims to boost its capacity to 16 million passengers annually by the end of the concession time frame in 2032.<ref>http://jordantimes.com/news/local/new-phase-airport-expansion-completed-inaugurated</ref> Following the airport expansion, Emirates announced on August 15, 2016 that it will operate a one-off Airbus A380 service to Amman, celebrating 30 years of Emirates' operation to Jordan. The super jumbo will operate EK901/EK902 on September 25. This is scheduled to be the first ever A380 service to QAIA.<ref name="passenger">{{cite web |url= http://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/viewnews.php?NewsID=55723 |title= Queen Alia International Commences Second Phase of US$100m Expansion Project |publisher=Passenger Terminal Today.Com |accessdate=20 May 2014}}</ref>
 
==Terminal==
QAIA's new design was created by architects [[Foster and Partners|Foster + Partners]].<ref name="opening">{{cite press release |author= |title=Official Opening of Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan |url=http://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/archive/2013/03/official-opening-of-queen-alia-international-airport-in-amman-jordan/ |location=Amman, Jordan |publisher=Foster + Partners |date=21 March 2013 |accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref> Its main characteristic is the roof that was inspired by Bedouin tents and is composed of 127 concrete domes, each weighing up to 600 metric tonnes.<ref name="openingday">{{cite news|last=Dalgamouni |first=Rand |date=9 March 2013 |title=New QAIA Terminal Gears Up for Opening Day |url=http://jordantimes.com/new-qaia-terminal-gears-up-for-opening-day |newspaper=The Jordan Times |location=Amman, Jordan |publisher=Jordan Press Foundation |accessdate=4 February 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311023946/http://jordantimes.com/new-qaia-terminal-gears-up-for-opening-day |archivedate=11 March 2014 }}</ref>
 
The airport has three lounges, one operated by Royal Jordanian for business and first class passengers, and one operated by Airport Hotel next to the North Concourse, and the last exclusively run by telecom operator [[Zain Jordan]] for its VIP customers. Retail space was expanded by 25% at the new terminal, covering more than {{convert|6000|sqm|sqft|-3}}. The terminal houses several international food and beverage venues that include restaurants, supermarkets and a nuts roastery; a larger Duty Free area; a children's play area; additional shopping outlets; and internet connectivity.
 
==Airport management==
Airport International Group (AIG) is a Jordanian company formed to rehabilitate, expand and operate Queen Alia International Airport under a 25-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession agreement.<ref name="aig"/> The concession was awarded to AIG in 2007 by the Government of Jordan after an open international tender that was overseen by the International Finance Corporation (World Bank) within its capacity as advisor to the Government. AIG's shareholders include [[Jordan]]ian, [[Arab States of the Persian Gulf|Persian Gulf]], and European partners. Shareholders include Invest AD, Noor Financial Investments Co., Edgo Group, J&P (Overseas) Ltd., and [[Aeroports de Paris]] Management.
 
Through the BOT public-private partnership framework, the Government retains ownership of the airport and receives 54.47% of the airport's gross revenues for the first six years, and 54.64% of the gross revenues for the remaining 19 years of the agreement's 25-year term.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/docs/pid/pfa_ppp_presentation_2009_15.pdf |title=Queen Alia International Airport Project, Jordan |publisher=Norton Rose Fulbright |format=PDF |accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref>
 
As part of its public-private partnership with the Government of Jordan, AIG closely collaborates with the Government on a day-to-day basis on all issues related to the airport. A dedicated project management unit within the Jordanian Ministry of Transport oversees the project for the Government. The Ministry of Transport receives full annual financial statements as well as quarterly financial and operational reports.
 
==Airlines and destinations==
===Passenger===
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|[[Aegean Airlines]]| [[Eleftherios Venizelos Airport|Athens]]<ref name=amadeus>{{cite web|title=Timetables|url=https://www.amadeus.net/tools/timetables|accessdate=21 April 2014}}</ref>
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|[[Alitalia]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome-Fiumicino]]
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|[[Arkia Israel Airlines]] | [[Ben Gurion International Airport|Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion]]
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|[[Austrian Airlines]] | [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]]<ref>[http://www.starallianceemployees.com/no_cache/news/latest-news/news-details/article/tyrolean-to-merge-with-austrian-airlines-next-spring.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=28 Tyrolean Airways to merge with Austrian Airlines] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206144334/http://www.starallianceemployees.com/no_cache/news/latest-news/news-details/article/tyrolean-to-merge-with-austrian-airlines-next-spring.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=28 |date=6 February 2015 }}</ref>
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|[[EgyptAir]] | [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]]
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|[[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai-International]]
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|[[Etihad Airways]] | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]]
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|[[flydubai]] | [[Al Maktoum International Airport|Dubai-Al Maktoum]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flydubai.com/en/news/article/flydubai-to-add-new-operations-from-dwc/ |title=flydubai to add new operations from DWC |date=4 August 2015 |website=[[flydubai]] |access-date=4 August 2015}}</ref> [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai-International]]
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|[[FlyEgypt]] | [[Borg El Arab Airport|Alexandria-Borg el-Arab]], [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]], [[Sohag International Airport|Sohag]]
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|[[Flynas]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]]
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|[[Gulf Air]] | [[Bahrain International Airport|Bahrain]]
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|[[Iraqi Airways]] | [[Baghdad International Airport|Baghdad]], [[Basrah International Airport|Basra]], [[Erbil International Airport|Erbil]], [[Sulaymaniyah International Airport|Sulaymaniyah]]
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|[[Jazeera Airways]] | [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait]]
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|[[Jordan Aviation]] | [[Bahrain International Airport|Bahrain]]
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|[[Kuwait Airways]] | [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait]]
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|[[Lufthansa]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]]
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|[[Middle East Airlines]] | [[Beirut International Airport|Beirut]]
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|[[Nile Air]] | [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]]<ref>http://www.nileair.com/#/en/news/43/Nile_Air_Announces_Flights_from_Amman,_Jordan_to_Sharm_El-Sheikh</ref>
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|[[Oman Air]] | [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]]
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|[[Pegasus Airlines]] | [[Esenboğa International Airport|Ankara]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2016/02/23/pc-esbamm-s16/|title=Pegasus Adds Ankara – Amman Service from late-March 2016|publisher=airlineroute|accessdate=23 February 2016}}</ref>
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|[[Qatar Airways]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]
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|[[Royal Falcon]] | [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]], [[Erbil International Airport|Erbil]], [[Al Najaf International Airport|Najaf]]
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|[[Royal Wings]] | '''Charter:''' [[Borg El Arab Airport|Alexandria-Borg el Arab]], [[Houari Boumediene Airport|Algiers]], [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]], [[King Hussein International Airport|Aqaba]], [[El Arish International Airport|Al Arish]], [[Diagoras International Airport|Rhodes]], [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw-Chopin]]
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|{{nowrap|[[Royal Jordanian]]}} | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]], [[Houari Boumediene Airport|Algiers]], [[Schiphol Airport|Amsterdam]], [[King Hussein International Airport|Aqaba]], [[Eleftherios Venizelos Airport|Athens]], [[Baghdad International Airport|Baghdad]], [[Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi]], [[Barcelona Airport|Barcelona]], [[Basrah International Airport|Basra]], [[Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut]], [[Berlin-Tegel]], [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago-O'Hare]], [[Dammam Airport|Dammam]], [[Detroit Wayne County Airport|Detroit]], [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai-International]], [[Erbil International Airport|Erbil]], [[Frankfurt International Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Cointrin International Airport|Geneva]], [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]] (ends 9 January 2017),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269702/royal-jordanian-extends-guangzhou-service-to-jan-2017/|title=Royal Jordanian extends Guangzhou service to Jan 2017|publisher=routesonline|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref> [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport|Istanbul-Atatürk]], [[Soekarno-Hatta International Airport|Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta]] (ends 11 January 2017),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269830/royal-jordanian-ends-jakarta-service-in-jan-2017/|title=Royal Jordanian ends Jakarta service in Jan 2017|publisher=routesonline|accessdate=12 November 2016}}</ref> [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[Khartoum International Airport|Khartoum]], [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]], [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait]], [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]], [[Heathrow Airport|London-Heathrow]], [[Barajas International Airport|Madrid]], [[Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport|Medina]], [[Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport|Montréal-Trudeau]], [[Domodedovo International Airport|Moscow-Domodedovo]], [[Franz Josef Strauss International Airport|Munich]], [[Al Najaf International Airport|Najaf]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2015/06/08/rj-njf-jun15/|title=Royal Jordan Adds Najaf Service from mid-June 2015|publisher=Airlineroute.net|date=8 June 2015|accessdate=8 June 2015}}</ref> [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York-JFK]], [[Paris-Charles de Gaulle]], [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]], [[Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport|Rome-Fiumicino]], [[Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport|Sharm el-Sheikh]], [[Sulaymaniyah Airport|Sulaymaniyah]],<ref>http://airlineroute.net/2015/07/07/rj-tuu-jul15/</ref> [[Ben Gurion International Airport|Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion]], [[Tunis-Carthage International Airport|Tunis]], [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]], [[Zurich International Airport|Zürich]]
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|[[Saudia]] | [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]]
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|[[TAROM]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Henri Coanda International Airport|Bucharest]]
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|[[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport|Istanbul-Atatürk]]
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|[[Tus Air]] | [[Larnaca International Airport|Larnaca]] (begins 6 March 2017)<ref>http://tusairways.com/Destinations/flights-schedule</ref>
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|[[UM Airlines]] | [[Boryspil International Airport|Kiev-Boryspil]]<br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Kharkiv International Airport|Kharkiv]]
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|{{nowrap|[[Ukraine International Airlines]]}} | [[Boryspil International Airport|Kiev-Boryspil]]
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|[[Yemenia]] | [[Aden International Airport|Aden]], [[Sana'a International Airport|Sana'a]], [[Sayun Airport|Sayun]]{{ref|1|1}}
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}}
 
;Notes
* <small>{{note|1|1}} Yemenia's flights operate via [[Bisha Domestic Airport]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/YemenAirways/photos/a.503462979720654.1073741828.501927169874235/877081772358771/?type=3&theater "Schedule Tue 01 Sep 2015"]. ''Yemenia Airways''. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.</ref> However, Yemenia does not have the traffic rights to transport passengers solely between Amman and Bisha.</small>
 
===Cargo===
{{Airport-dest-list
|[[Cargolux]] | [[Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport|Istanbul-Atatürk]], [[Luxembourg Findel Airport|Luxembourg]]
|[[Qatar Airways Cargo]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]]
|[[Royal Jordanian Cargo]] | [[King Hussein International Airport|Aqaba]], [[Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport|Istanbul-Atatürk]], [[London Heathrow Airport|London-Heathrow]], [[Maastricht Aachen Airport|Maastricht/Aachen]], [[Sarajevo International Airport|Sarajevo]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York-JFK]], [[Ben Gurion Airport|Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion]]
|[[Saudia Cargo]] | [[King Khalid International Airport|Riyadh]]
|[[Turkish Airlines Cargo]] | [[Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut]], [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport|Istanbul-Atatürk]]
|}}
 
== Statistics ==
[[File:Queen Alia International Airport - New Terminal - 2013.JPG|thumb|The new terminal building]]
[[File:Z Amman Alia Airport 5.jpg|thumbnail|The new airport]]
[[File:Queen Alia International Airport.jpg|thumb|Apron overview]]
{| class=wikitable
|+'''Passenger Numbers'''
! Year !! Total passengers !! Growth
|-
! 2002
| 2,334,779
|
|-
! 2003
| 2,358,475
| 1%
|-
! 2004
| 2,988,174
| 21%
|-
! 2005
| 3,301,510
| 9%
|-
! 2006
| 3,506,070
| 6%
|-
! 2007
| 3,861,126<ref name="ameinfo.com">[http://www.ameinfo.com/184438.html Airport International Group reports significant growth in QAIA traffic for 2008 | Airport International Group (AIG) | AMEinfo.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926114347/http://www.ameinfo.com/184438.html |date=26 September 2012 }}</ref>
| 9%
|-
! 2008
| 4,477,811<ref name="ameinfo.com"/>
| 14%
|-
! 2009
| 4,770,769<ref name="tradingmarkets.com">[http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/aualf_business-club-728268.html ]{{dead link|date=May 2014}}</ref>
| 6%
|-
! 2010
| 5,422,301<ref name="jordantimes.com">http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=33729</ref>
| 12%
|-
! 2011
| 5,467,726<ref name="aig.aero">[http://www.aig.aero/sites/default/files/QAIA%20AnnualTraffic%20Statistics%20-%202011.pdf ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014162734/http://www.aig.aero/sites/default/files/QAIA%20AnnualTraffic%20Statistics%20-%202011.pdf |date=14 October 2013 }}</ref>
| 1%
|-
! 2012
| 6,250,048<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://aig.aero/?q=en/node/1730 August Brings New Records to QAIA with 23.76% Increase in Passengers | Airport International Group] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023004650/http://aig.aero/?q=en/node/1730 |date=23 October 2013 }}</ref>
| 13%
|-
! 2013
| 6,502,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qaiairport.com/en|title=Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA)|publisher=|accessdate=4 June 2015}}</ref>
| 4%
|-
! 2014
| 7,089,008<ref name="khaberni.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.khaberni.com/more-141608-2-%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9%20%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1%20%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84%207%20%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86%20%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%20%D8%A8%D9%80%202014|title=خبرني  : أسواق : مطار الملكة علياء يستقبل 7 ملايين مسافر بـ 2014|publisher=|accessdate=4 June 2015}}</ref>
| 9%
|-
! 2015
| 7,095,685<ref name="routesonline.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.routesonline.com/airports/5008/aig-queen-alia-international-airport/news/253248/qaia-welcomes-more-than-seven-million-passengers-in-2015/|title=خبرني  : أسواق : مطار الملكة علياء يستقبل 7 ملايين مسافر بـ 2014|}}</ref>
| 0%
|}
 
{| class=wikitable
|+'''Aircraft movement'''
! Year !! Total Aircraft movements
|-
! 2007
| 44,672
|-
! 2008
| 51,314
|-
! 2009
| 57,726
|-
! 2010
| 62,863
|-
! 2011
| 63,426
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==Awards==
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The global ''Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Survey'' for Q1 2014 ranked QAIA at first place in 18 different service and facility categories from among 10 airports across the Middle East. QAIA also came in at 13th place from amongst 81 airports worldwide within the group of airports serving 5-15 million passengers and recorded an Overall Satisfaction Score of 4.42 out of a possible 5.0, an improvement compared to its 4.23 score in Q4 2013. With regards to luggage delivery speed, QAIA earned a 4.13 score, up from 3.99 during the previous quarter.
 
QAIA also received two 2013 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards<ref name=asq>{{cite web |url= http://www.aci.aero/Airport-Service-Quality/ASQ-Awards/About-the-ASQ-Awards/About-the-ASQ-Awards |title= About the ASQ Awards |publisher=Airports Council International |accessdate=8 April 2014}}</ref> in February 2014, ranking at 1st place in the category of "Best Improvement by Region: Middle East" and 5th in the category of "Best Airport by Region: Middle East". The [[Airport Service Quality|ASQ]] Awards results are based on the ASQ Survey, an international airport passenger satisfaction benchmark program.<ref name=firstplace>{{cite press release |author= |title=1st place for QAIA: Jordan Secures Service Quality Awards for Excellence in Customer Service |url=http://www.aig.aero/en/content/1st-place-qaia-jordan-secures-service-quality-awards-excellence-customer-service |location=Amman, Jordan |publisher=Airport International Group |date=26 February 2014 |accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref> In the 2014 version of the wards, QAIA again received the "Best Improvement In the Middle east region" award and leaped forward to become the best airport in the middle east, ahead of [[Abu Dhabi International Airport]], [[Ben Gurion International Airport]], [[Hamad International Airport]] and [[Dubai International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aci.aero/Airport-Service-Quality/ASQ-Awards/Current-Winners|title=Current Winners|publisher=|accessdate=4 June 2015}}</ref>
 
In March 2013, QAIA was named one of the world's top 40 [[Public–private partnership]] PPP projects, receiving Gold recognition as "Best Emerging Market Infrastructure Project for Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa" in ''Emerging Partnerships''.<ref name=gold>{{cite press release |author= |title=QAIA Receives 'Gold' Recognition as Best Emerging Market Infrastructure Project |url=http://www.aig.aero/en/content/qaia-receives-gold-recognition-best-emerging-market-infrastructure-project |location=Amman, Jordan |publisher=Airport International Group |date=1 April 2013 |accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref> The winning PPPs, selected from among projects nominated by governments, industry, NGOs, academia and other organizations following a global call for submissions, demonstrated best practices for governments working with the private sector to provide a wide range of public services and to spur economic development in their countries.<ref name="gold"/>
 
In June 2013, QAIA became the second airport in the Middle East to achieve the "Mapping" level of the Airport Carbon Accreditation program run by [[Airports Council International Europe]]. The 'Mapping' level recognizes the airport's commitment to determining its carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emission sources at its operational boundary, as well as to engaging a third party to verify the airport's annual carbon footprint.<ref name=footprint>{{cite press release |author= |title=QAIA Receives Airport Carbon Accreditation |url=http://www.zawya.com/story/QAIA_Receives_Airport_Carbon_Accreditation-ZAWYA20130627112153/ |location=Amman, Jordan |publisher=Zawya |date=27 June 2013 |accessdate=4 February 2014}}</ref>
 
==Access==
The airport is connected to Amman by Sariyah shuttle buses that ply back and forth around the clock between Amman and the airport every 30 minutes.
 
An airport taxi service is also available around the clock. A Rent-a-Car service is also available at the airport.
 
QAIA's parking facilities are divided into three key areas:
*Departure curbside area: Reserved for passenger drop-offs and pick-ups, drivers entering the departure curbside must purchase a ticket to enter. Drivers receive a 10-minute free-of-charge grace period.
*Short-term parking lot: Cars parked in this area are subject to an hourly parking fee.
*Long-term parking lot: Designed for passengers who wish to leave their vehicles at the airport while travelling, the long-term lot charges drivers daily parking fees.
 
A shuttle bus is available to transport passengers between the terminal and car park.
 
==See also==
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* [[Amman Civil Airport]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.qaiairport.com/en/ Official website]
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Queen Alia International Airport Airport code AMM