Nonstop flight route between Amman, Jordan and Saül, French Guiana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), Amman, Jordan and Saül Airport (XAU), Saül, French Guiana would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,040 miles (or 9,721 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 Saül 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 Saül 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: | XAU / SOOS | 
| Airport Name: | Saül Airport | 
| Location: | Saül, French Guiana | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°36'48"N by 53°12'15"W | 
| Area Served: | Saül, French Guiana | 
| Operator/Owner: | Conseil Général de la Guyane | 
| Elevation: | 735 feet (224 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XAU | 
| More Information: | XAU Maps & Info | 
Facts about Queen Alia International Airport (AMM):
- 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.
- 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.
- The building layout is specially set up to facilitate passenger traffic flow, allowing easy access to the boarding lounge and shopping areas, both of which are located directly from the security checkpoint.
- Queen Alia International Airport handled 650,200 passengers last year.
- Airport International Group is a Jordanian company that gathers regional investors and international experts in construction and airport operations to rehabilitate, expand and operate Queen Alia International Airport under a 25-year Build-Operate-Transfer concession agreement.
- 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".
- Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) has 2 runways.
- On 20 January, 2014, AIG launched the second phase of QAIA's expansion, valued at a total cost of over USD 100 million.
- Queen Alia International Airport was built in 1983 in response to the growing airport traffic needs that Amman Civil Airport could not accommodate.
Facts about Saül Airport (XAU):
- Because of Saül Airport's relatively low elevation of 735 feet, planes can take off or land at Saül 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.
- Saül Airport (XAU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Saül Airport (XAU) is Maripasoula Airport (MPY), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) W of XAU.
- The furthest airport from Saül Airport (XAU) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Saül Airport (meaning Saül Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.




