King Hussein International Airport guide

King Hussein International Airport serves Aqaba, Jordan's only Red Sea port city, and is one of the country's three civil airports alongside Queen Alia International and Amman Civil. It sits north of the city and about 24 km from the borders with Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel.

The airport was built in 1972 and opened with a single terminal building, one departure gate and one baggage carousel. It has one asphalt runway, 01/19, which is 3,000 m long and carries a Category 1 ILS. A 6,000 m² cargo terminal and a 220 by 600 m cargo apron opened in January 2005. The site also houses the Ayla Aviation Academy, a light-aircraft assembly plant, a private jet terminal and a maintenance centre.

Traffic is modest. Royal Jordanian treats Aqaba as a focus city, with flights to Amman and Gulf destinations, and Belavia flies seasonal charters from Minsk. The airport handled more than 213,000 passengers in 2025, up from 161,000 in 2024. Its operator has said a new terminal is planned to handle up to two million passengers a year by 2050, and the Aqaba Development Corporation has held talks with Abu Dhabi Ports Group on expansion.