Airports / Jordan / AQJ
King Hussein International Airport
OJAQ / AQJAqaba, JordanELEV 175 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
7 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ramon International Airport (ETM) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
King Hussein International Airport (OJAQ / AQJ) sits in Aqaba, Jordan, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 175 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
AQJ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Ramon International Airport (ETM, 7 nm), Taba International Airport (TCP, 13 nm), and Ramon Air Base (LLRM, 72 nm).
Quotes for flights out of AQJ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from AQJ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
OJAQ
IATA
AQJ
FAA / Local
OJAQ
Elevation
175 ft
Coordinates
29.6116° N · 35.0181° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Jordan fields
state range 175–2,884 ft
At 175 ft, AQJ sits lower than 80% of the 5 Jordan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 7nmETMRamon International AirportEilat
- 13nmTCPTaba International AirportTaba
- 72nmLLRMRamon Air BaseBeersheba
- 73nmJO-0002King Feisal Air BaseAl-Jafr
- 75nmSKVSaint Catherine International AirportSaint Catherine
- 96nmVTMNevatim Air BaseBeersheba
Location
Open the full mapOJAQ · King Hussein International Airport · Aqaba, Jordan