Nonstop flight route between Amman, Jordan and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Amman Civil Airport (ADJ), Amman, Jordan and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,099 miles (or 11,425 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Amman Civil Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Amman Civil Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Amman Civil Airport (ADJ):

• The closest airport to Amman Civil Airport (ADJ) is Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) S of ADJ.
• The furthest airport from Amman Civil Airport (ADJ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,638 miles (18,730 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Amman Civil Airport handled 279,219 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Amman Civil Airport", other names for ADJ include "مطار عمان المدني" and "Matar Amman Al Madani".
• Amman Civil Airport (ADJ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):

• There are three main entrances into IAH's terminal areas.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
• The food court areas are in the center of each concourse, near the departure gates.
• In 2011 Continental Airlines began service to Lagos.
• The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Terminal C was the third terminal to open at the airport following A and B in 1981.
• Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
• On June 19, 2014, Emirates Airlines announced that it would become the second operator of the Airbus A380 at Intercontinental Airport, upgrading its service from Dubai to Houston from Boeing 777 to the "Super Jumbo" A380.
• Houston Intercontinental Airport, as it was originally known, opened in June 1969.
• In the late 1980s, Houston City Council considered a plan to rename the airport after Mickey Leland—an African-American congressman who died in an aviation accident in Ethiopia.
• In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
• The IAB, equipped with a Federal Inspection Facility and US Customs services, consolidated all international arrivals into one terminal.