Nonstop flight route between Amman, Jordan and Tuskegee, Alabama, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), Amman, Jordan and Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE), Tuskegee, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,596 miles (or 10,615 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 Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield, 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 Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Queen Alia International Airport (AMM):

• 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.
• Queen Alia International Airport was built in 1983 in response to the growing airport traffic needs that Amman Civil Airport could not accommodate.
• 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 (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.
• Queen Alia International Airport handled 650,200 passengers last year.
• In June 2013, QAIA became the second airport in the Middle East to achieve the "Mapping" level of the Airport Carbon Accreditation program run by Airports Council International Europe.
• 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".
• Inaugurated on 14 March 2013, by King Abdullah II, the new airport was officially launched following an overnight operational transfer.
• Natural day-lighting is incorporated extensively throughout the terminal, fixed loading bridges and passenger loading bridges.

Facts about Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE):

• Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 253 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield 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.
• In 1976, an attempt was made to reuse the abandoned base as an oil refinery, but this did not work out.
• The closest airport to Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ENE of TGE.
• Sharpe Field was reopened as a civilian airport at some point between 1945–62, as that is how it was listed in the 1962 AOPA Airport Directory.
• The purpose of the airfield having been reactivated is unknown, although the old ramp area was used as an asphalt plant for a number of years.
• The furthest airport from Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,228 miles (18,070 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield", another name for TGE is "AL73".
• The first class of African-American aviation cadets entered the second phase of military flight training at Tuskegee AAF on 8 November 1941, under military instructors.