AirportsKing Hussein International Airport is a large airport serving Aqaba, in Al 'Aqaba Governorate, Jordan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AQJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AQJ
- ICAO code
- OJAQ
- City
- Aqaba
- State or region
- Al 'Aqaba Governorate
- Country
- Jordan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 29.6116° N, 35.0181° E
- Elevation
- 53 m (175 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,004 m (9,855 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AQJ means King Hussein International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OJAQ. 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 29.6116° N, 35.0181° E. It stands 53 metres (175 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Beersheba, about 184 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Jerusalem, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
King Hussein International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,004 metres (9,855 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,004 m 9,855 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ramon International AirportEilat, Israel | ETM | 13 km |
| Taba International AirportTaba, Egypt | TCP | 24 km |
| Neom Bay AirportSharma, Saudi Arabia | NUM | 190 km |
| Sharm El Sheikh International AirportSharm El Sheikh, Egypt | SSH | 192 km |
| El Arish International AirportEl Arish, Egypt | AAC | 197 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,068 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,989 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,063 km | 3 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,797 km | 5 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,310 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,416 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,909 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,325 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,059 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.
Links
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