Aqaba airport
| King Hussein International Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | OJAQ |
| IATA code | AQJ |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 53 m (174 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 8 km north of Aqaba |
| Street | 65 |
| Basic data | |
| operator | Royal Wings |
| Terminals | 2 |
| Passengers | approx. 170,000 (2006) |
| Employees | approx. 25-30 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 01/19 | 3004 m × 45 m asphalt |
The Aqaba airport , officially King Hussein International Airport ( Arabic مطار الملك حسين الدولي, DMG Maṭar al-Malik called Ḥusain ad-Duwalī ; ICAO code OJAQ , IATA code AQJ ), the airport is near the Jordanian city of Aqaba on the Red Sea .
The airport is used relatively little, even if the Jordanian government supports it as part of a free trade zone and with generous subsidies. In addition to the runway, there are two aprons and, since 2003, a taxiway running parallel to the runway . The normal passenger terminal with an area of around 2600 square meters has seven check-in counters , two waiting rooms, a lounge and several shops. There is a separate terminal for special passengers, including the Jordanian royal family.
The sole handling agent is Royal Jordanian. A 6,000 square meter building for cargo handling was opened in 2005, but is currently only used to a small extent.
Destinations
Currently, the Jordanian capital twice a day Amman on Royal Jordanian fly. Alexandria Airlines flies to Egypt several times a week . Other companies operate charter flights to Egypt, Europe (including London, Brussels) and other Arab countries.
Turkish Airlines has also been serving Akaba from Istanbul Airport since April 2013 . Seasonally, the flight frequency can be four flight pairs per week. As a result, many European destinations are connected to Akaba through attractive transfer options in Istanbul with Turkish Airlines.
In the German-speaking area there are connections with Ryanair to Cologne / Bonn (until March 2020) and with EasyJet to Berlin-Schönefeld .
Incidents
- On May 30, 1951, the landing gear of a Vickers Valetta C.1 of the Royal Air Force ( aircraft registration number VX544 ) collapsed during a very hard landing at Aqaba airport. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair; None of the inmates was killed.
- On April 17, 1957, a Vickers Valetta C.1 of the Royal Air Force (VW832) broke off the left wing five minutes after taking off from Aqaba airport after the aircraft had got into turbulence. The machine crashed near Queria. All 27 occupants, 3 crew members and 24 passengers were killed. In terms of the number of fatalities, this was the worst accident involving a Valetta.
Web links
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
Individual evidence
- ^ Aero International, December 2007 edition
- ↑ Turkish Airlines press release on the start of the connection from Istanbul-Ataturk to Aqaba
- ↑ Message from Turkish Airlines about the increase in the weekly flight frequency from Istanbul-Ataturk to Aqaba
- ↑ Accident report Valetta VX544 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 11, 2020.
- ↑ accident report Valetta VW832 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 11 2020th
- ↑ James J. Halley: Broken Wings. Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents . Air-Britain (Historians), Tunbridge Wells, 1999, ISBN 0-85130-290-4 , p. 189.