AirportsMarka International (Amman Civil) Airport is a large airport serving Amman, in Amman Governorate, Jordan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ADJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ADJ
- ICAO code
- OJAM
- City
- Amman
- State or region
- Amman Governorate
- Country
- Jordan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 31.9727° N, 35.9916° E
- Elevation
- 779 m (2,555 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,275 m (10,745 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ADJ means Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OJAM. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 31.9727° N, 35.9916° E. It stands 779 metres (2,555 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Amman, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Marka International (Amman Civil) Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,275 metres (10,745 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,275 m 10,745 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Alia International AirportAmman | AMM | 28 km |
| Ben Gurion International AirportTel Aviv, Israel | TLV | 104 km |
| Uri Michaeli Haifa International AirportHaifa, Israel | HFA | 129 km |
| Gurayat Domestic AirportGurayat, Saudi Arabia | URY | 137 km |
| Damascus International AirportDamascus, Syria | DAM | 167 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,942 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,944 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,030 km | 2 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,662 km | 4 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,195 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,211 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,864 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,092 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,069 km | 17 h 25 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
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