Which airport serves Aqaba?

King Hussein International Airport (AQJ).

AQABA

Aqaba · JORDAN (JO) · 29.53°N / 35.01°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 250,774

Aqaba is a city in Jordan with a population of 95,048. It sits at 29.53/35.01, runs on Asia/Amman, is 6 km from Eilat.

Population 95,048

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Amman

All facts

fields

Country: Jordan
Subdivision: Aqaba
Coords: 29.53°N / 35.01°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 7 · within 50 km

NW Eilat Southern District 52,299 6.7 km

W Taba South Sinai 700 11.5 km

S Tala Bay Aqaba 2,000 13.4 km

N Be’er Ora Southern District 1,033 20.4 km

S Ḩaql Al Jawf Region 25,649 27.3 km

N Yotvata Southern District 717 41.2 km

NE Al Quwayrah Ma’an 7,372 42.3 km

Air access

nearby

AQJ

King Hussein International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

ETM

Ramon International Airport

Large airport

22.2 km

TCP

Taba International Airport

Medium airport

23.7 km

VDA

Ovda Airport

Small airport

46.4 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Aqaba?: 95,048 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Aqaba in?: Asia/Amman.
Which country is Aqaba in?: Jordan (JO).
Which airport serves Aqaba?: King Hussein International Airport (AQJ).
How far is Aqaba from Amman?: About 285 km.
Does Aqaba have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Jordan?: Arabic.
What currency is used in Jordan?: Jordanian Dinar.
How many cities are in Jordan?: 148 on record.
Which admin region is Aqaba in?: Aqaba.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/250774

{
  "data": {
    "id": 250774,
    "name": "Aqaba",
    "ascii_name": "Aqaba",
    "country_code": "JO",
    "population": 95048,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Amman",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 29.52667,
    "longitude": 35.00778
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.8x the population of Eilat.
6 km from Eilat.
Same timezone (Asia/Amman) as 147 other cities in Jordan.