Nonstop flight route between Amman, Jordan and Simikot, Nepal:
Departure Airport:
(31°43'21"N by 35°59'35"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°58'15"N by 81°49'8"E)
Distance from AMM to IMK:
2,700.90 miles (4,346.66 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), Amman, Jordan and Simikot Airport (IMK), Simikot, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,701 miles (or 4,347 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 Queen Alia International Airport and Simikot 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 Queen Alia International Airport and Simikot Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMM / OJAI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Amman, Jordan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°43'21"N by 35°59'35"E |
| Area Served: | Amman |
| Operator/Owner: | AIG group & Government of Jordan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2395 feet (730 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AMM |
| More Information: | AMM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IMK / VNST |
| Airport Name: | Simikot Airport |
| Location: | Simikot, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°58'15"N by 81°49'8"E |
| Area Served: | Simikot, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9246 feet (2,818 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from IMK |
| More Information: | IMK Maps & Info |
Facts about Queen Alia International Airport (AMM):
- In addition to being known as "Queen Alia International Airport", other names for AMM include "مطار الملكة علياء الدولي" and "Matar al-Malikah 'Alya' ad-Dowaly".
- The airport has two lounges, one operated by Royal Jordanian for business and first class passengers, and the other exclusively run by telecom operator Zain Jordan for its VIP customers.
- The global Airport Service Quality Survey for Q1 2014 ranked QAIA at first place in 18 different service and facility categories from among 10 airports across the Middle East.
- Courtyards are planted with native flora that serve as 'cooling gardens', adding moisture and shade to the building's perimeter.
- The closest airport to Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) is Amman Civil Airport (ADJ), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) N of AMM.
- Queen Alia International Airport handled 650,200 passengers last year.
- Accordingly, AIG invested an estimated USD 750 million in the construction of the new terminal.
- Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
Facts about Simikot Airport (IMK):
- Because of Simikot Airport's high elevation of 9,246 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IMK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IMK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Simikot Airport (IMK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Pilgrims and Trekkers bound for Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash in China's Tibet Autonomous Region fly into Simikot and proceed to the international border at Hilsa on foot or by helicopter.
- The closest airport to Simikot Airport (IMK) is Bajura Airport (BJU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of IMK.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.27 miles (27.80 km) N | Amman Civil Airport (ADJ) | Amman, Jordan |     |
| 2 | 44.84 miles (72.17 km) SW | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 3 | 46.48 miles (74.81 km) NNE | King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF) | Mafraq, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan | |
| 4 | 46.51 miles (74.86 km) WNW | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 5 | 68.12 miles (109.62 km) WNW | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 6 | 76.08 miles (122.44 km) WNW | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 7 | 80.67 miles (129.82 km) WSW | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 8 | 89.27 miles (143.66 km) SSW | Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY) | Ein Yahav, Israel | |
| 9 | 93.39 miles (150.30 km) NW | Haifa Airport (HFA) | Haifa, Israel | |
| 10 | 101.92 miles (164.03 km) SW | Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel | |
| 11 | 102.98 miles (165.73 km) WSW | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) | Gush Katif, Israel | |
| 12 | 105.79 miles (170.26 km) NNW | Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) | Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel | |
| 13 | 106.39 miles (171.22 km) WSW | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine | |
| 14 | 120.60 miles (194.08 km) NNE | Damascus International Airport (DAM) | Damascus, Syria | |
| 15 | 134.91 miles (217.12 km) WSW | El Arish International Airport (AAC) | El Arish, Egypt | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,651.83 miles (18,751.75 km) SE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,619.46 miles (18,699.66 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,608.76 miles (18,682.45 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,517.93 miles (18,536.26 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,474.66 miles (18,466.64 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,439.22 miles (18,409.59 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,411.76 miles (18,365.40 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,397.17 miles (18,341.92 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,390.87 miles (18,331.79 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,389.56 miles (18,329.68 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,349.46 miles (18,265.14 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,349.26 miles (18,264.82 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,345.10 miles (18,258.13 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 14 | 11,320.63 miles (18,218.75 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,310.70 miles (18,202.77 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.80 miles (54.40 km) SSW | Bajura Airport (BJU) | Bajura, Nepal | |
| 2 | 48.34 miles (77.79 km) SW | Bajhang Airport (BJH) | Bajhang, Nepal | |
| 3 | 53.13 miles (85.50 km) SSE | Jumla Airport (JUM) | Jumla, Nepal | |
| 4 | 62.51 miles (100.60 km) SW | Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) | Sanfebagar, Nepal | |
| 5 | 90.85 miles (146.21 km) SE | Dolpa Airport (DOP) | Dolpa, Nepal | |
| 6 | 95.57 miles (153.80 km) SSE | Chaurjahari Rukumkot Airport (RUK) | Rukumkot, Nepal | |
| 7 | 122.27 miles (196.77 km) SW | Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal | |
| 8 | 129.36 miles (208.18 km) S | Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) | Nepalgunj, Nepal | |
| 9 | 141.01 miles (226.93 km) SE | Jomsom Airport (JMO) | Jomsom, Nepal | |
| 10 | 178.93 miles (287.96 km) SE | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| 11 | 180.94 miles (291.20 km) NW | Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 12 | 182.66 miles (293.95 km) SE | Chaurjhari Airport (HRJ) | Chaurjhari, Nepal | |
| 13 | 195.91 miles (315.28 km) SSE | Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA) | Bhairawa, Nepal | |
| 14 | 218.06 miles (350.93 km) W | Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | |
| 15 | 220.58 miles (354.98 km) SE | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,728.05 miles (18,874.41 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,918.43 miles (17,571.47 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,871.13 miles (17,495.34 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,865.11 miles (17,485.66 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,864.40 miles (17,484.52 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,861.23 miles (17,479.42 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 7 | 10,858.83 miles (17,475.55 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,853.92 miles (17,467.65 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,851.44 miles (17,463.65 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,848.67 miles (17,459.20 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,836.46 miles (17,439.55 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,835.43 miles (17,437.89 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,833.95 miles (17,435.51 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,830.20 miles (17,429.48 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,825.17 miles (17,421.37 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |