Pilot Resources
Overview. Queen Alia International Airport (IATA: AMM, ICAO: OJAI) (Arabic: مطار الملكة علياء الدولي, is Jordan's foremost and largest airport and is located in Zizya (Al-Jiza) 30 kilometres (20 mi) south of the capital city, Amman. It is named after Queen Alia, who died in a helicopter crash in 1977. The airport is home to the country's national flag carrier, Royal Jordanian Airlines, and serves as a significant hub for Jordan Aviation.
Runway Use. 26R/L ops are normally used (26R for departure and 26L for landing) other configurations are:
- 26R and 26L used for both departure and landing
- 08L for departure and landing, 08R mostly used for landing traffic (No ILS on 08R/ RNAV only)
Transponder use on Ground. All ACFT should be squawking their assigned code before push-back request. Transponder should be set to STBY at all movements on ground. It should be switched on upon passing the holding point/bar for the desired departure runway.
Scenery. There are some add-on sceneries for Queen Alia International Airport, We recommend using downloading one because the default scenery for all 4 simulators have lots of wrong positions and missing objects.
| FSX/P3D/MSFS Approved Scenery | XP11 Approved Scenery |
| MFSG | XP11 |
Charts. Charts can be accessed from several providers on the internet.
Uncontrolled Operations. When POSCON ATC is offline, the following frequencies should be used:
| Station | VHF Frequency |
| Queen Alia ATIS | 127.600 |
| CTAF | 119.800 |
Terminal Layout.
Gate Assignment. No specific gates but the A380's only gate is N26 other aircraft can be parked anywhere depending on their size. Hotel Apron might be used upon request or if the cargo apron was full. Royal Pavilion might be used upon request
Start-up Clearances. Aircraft can request start-up clearance with the push-back clearance from the ground movement controller when ready to be pushed from the gate.
General Aviation. VFR flights are prohibited in and out of OJAI, GA aircraft can fly any desired IFR flight, just like the normal IFR flight. However GA pilots are requested to ask ATC for permission to perform such flights.
CPDLC Login. LOGON: OJAC
Taxi Procedures.
No specific taxi routes but heavy & super aircraft should enter North apron only via TWY J and TWY E for South apron.
- Landing 26R, vacating only via M or H (runway-end) however, A380 should always vacate from runway-end.
- Landing 26L, vacating only via C or D or A (runway-end) however, A380 should always vacate from runway-end.
- Landing 08L, vacating K & L or H (runway-end) however, A380 should always vacate from runway-end.
- Landing 08R vacating B or A (runway-end) however, A380 should always vacate from runway-end.
ATC Procedures.
Initial Climbing Altitudes for the SIDs are:
|
North & North East 13'000FT |
South FL150 |
East FL150 |
West |
| LOSAR | LOSIL | KIPAS | MOUAB |
| LUDAN | QTR01 | KULDI | |
| MUNRA | GENEX |
Note: OSAMA SID is ONLY used for LLBG Departures. Initial climb is the cruise level.
| QAG | Queen Alia Ground | 121.900 |
| QAT | Queen Alia Tower | 119.800 |
| AA | Amman Approach | 128.900 |
De-icing Procedures. De-icing is available at TWY J, E & T, Cargo Apron, Hotel Apron at aircraft stand.
Noise Abatement Procedures. Nil
Arrival Routes. All ACFT landing at OJAI shall expect radar vectors to the final approach path.
Speed Restrictions. Unless approved by ATC, all aircraft below 10,000FT shall not exceed 250 KTS IAS.
Missed Approaches. Traffic are required to maintain runway heading and climb up to 6,000FT unless instructed by ATC.
Clearing the runway. All ACFT landing should vacate the runway ASAP and pilots should inform ATC if unable.
ATC Procedures. Amman TMA has a lot of restricted areas and high terrain around the airport so pilots shall, at all times, follow ATC procedures. NOTE: Minimum radar altitude in the Queen Alia Control Zone is 4,600FT MSL