Nonstop flight route between Amman, Jordan and Avalon, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), Amman, Jordan and Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB), Avalon, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,638 miles (or 12,292 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Queen Alia International Airport and Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Queen Alia International Airport and Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMM / OJAI |
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Location: | Amman, Jordan |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°43'21"N by 35°59'35"E |
Area Served: | Amman |
Operator/Owner: | AIG group & Government of Jordan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2395 feet (730 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMM |
More Information: | AMM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIB / KAVX |
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Location: | Avalon, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°24'18"N by 118°24'56"W |
Area Served: | Avalon, Catalina Island, California |
Operator/Owner: | Catalina Island Conservancy |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1602 feet (488 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CIB |
More Information: | CIB Maps & Info |
Facts about Queen Alia International Airport (AMM):
- Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) has 2 runways.
- The airport has two lounges, one operated by Royal Jordanian for business and first class passengers, and the other exclusively run by telecom operator Zain Jordan for its VIP customers.
- In addition to being known as "Queen Alia International Airport", other names for AMM include "مطار الملكة علياء الدولي" and "Matar al-Malikah 'Alya' ad-Dowaly".
- The furthest airport from Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- QAIA has since grown to become the kingdom's primary international gateway and a stop-over for international airlines in the Middle East.
- Inaugurated on 14 March 2013, by King Abdullah II, the new airport was officially launched following an overnight operational transfer.
- The closest airport to Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) is Amman Civil Airport (ADJ), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) N of AMM.
- 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.
- Queen Alia International Airport handled 650,200 passengers last year.
- 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.
- In 2007 the Government of Jordan selected Airport International Group through an open tender to operate, rehabilitate and manage QAIA under a 25-year concession agreement.
- 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.
Facts about Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB):
- The furthest airport from Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The airport originally opened as "Buffalo Springs Airport" in the late 1930s and was made by leveling off the top of a hill.
- In addition to being known as "Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport", another name for CIB is "AVX".
- Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Catalina Airport is a privately owned airport located six miles northwest of the central business district of Avalon, California in the middle of Catalina Island.
- The closest airport to Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) is Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of CIB.