Nonstop flight route between Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom and Amman, Jordan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Stornoway Airport (SYY), Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom and Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), Amman, Jordan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,688 miles (or 4,326 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 Stornoway Airport and Queen Alia International 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 Stornoway Airport and Queen Alia International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Stornoway Airport (SYY):

• Stornoway Airport (SYY) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Stornoway Airport (SYY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,621 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Because of Stornoway Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Stornoway 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.
• In addition to being known as "Stornoway Airport", another name for SYY is "Port-Adhair Steòrnabhagh".
• Stornoway Airport handled 125,582 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Stornoway Airport (SYY) is Benbecula Airport (BEB), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) SW of SYY.

Facts about Queen Alia International Airport (AMM):

• An airport taxi service is also available around the clock.
• 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 (AMM) has 2 runways.
• 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".
• Through the BOT Public-Private Partnership framework, the Government retains ownership of the airport and receives 54.47% of the airport's gross revenues for the first six years, and 54.64% of the gross revenues for the remaining 19 years of the agreement's 25-year term.
• Queen Alia International Airport handled 650,200 passengers last year.
• 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 was built in 1983 in response to the growing airport traffic needs that Amman Civil Airport could not accommodate.
• 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.
• QAIA's new design was created by architects Foster + Partners.
• Natural day-lighting is incorporated extensively throughout the terminal, fixed loading bridges and passenger loading bridges.