Amman Civil Airport
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Amman Civil Airport (IATA: ADJ, ICAO: OJAM) (Arabic: مطار عمان المدني, romanized: Maṭār ʿAmmān al-Madaniyy), commonly known as Marka International Airport, is an unscheduled airport located in Marka district, Greater Amman Municipality, Jordan, some 5 km (3.1 mi; 2.7 NM) north-east of Amman city centre.
Amman Civil Airport مطار عمان المدني Maṭār ʿAmmān al-Madaniyy | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Government | ||||||||||
Operator | Jordan Airports Company | ||||||||||
Serves | Amman | ||||||||||
Location | Amman, Jordan | ||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 2,555 ft / 779 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°58′21″N 35°59′29″E | ||||||||||
Website | jac.jo | ||||||||||
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After being the city's main airport from 1950 until 1983, there are no scheduled commercial passenger flights at the airport anymore. However, it still serves as Amman's main airport for general aviation, and moreover as an aviation education and training hub, and also sees freight operations. It serves as the home base for Arab Wings and Jordan International Air Cargo,[4] additionally the Jordan Airports Company is headquartered here.[5]