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Data study — computed from our own files

Longest flights from Amman

We measured the great-circle distance from Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) to every one of the 97 airports in our network and ranked them. Durations are a published geometric estimate — not a schedule.

The 20 farthest destinations in the network

The 20 farthest destinations from Amman, descending by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
1Auckland (AKL) — نيوزيلندا16,21719h 40mOpen calculator
2Sydney (SYD) — Australia14,05917h 7mOpen calculator
3Melbourne (MEL) — Australia13,63316h 37mOpen calculator
4Mexico City (MEX) — Mexico12,58015h 23mOpen calculator
5Buenos Aires (EZE) — الأرجنتين12,32215h 5mOpen calculator
6Los Angeles (LAX) — USA12,23714h 59mOpen calculator
7Miami (MIA) — USA10,71213h 11mOpen calculator
8Sao Paulo (GRU) — البرازيل10,68913h 10mOpen calculator
9Rio de Janeiro (GIG) — البرازيل10,37412h 47mOpen calculator
10Chicago (ORD) — USA10,01412h 22mOpen calculator
11Bali (DPS) — Indonesia9,51111h 46mOpen calculator
12Toronto (YYZ) — كندا9,38811h 38mOpen calculator
13New York (JFK) — USA9,21511h 25mOpen calculator
14Tokyo (NRT) — Japan9,14011h 20mOpen calculator
15Montreal (YUL) — كندا8,89711h 3mOpen calculator
16Osaka (KIX) — Japan8,82510h 58mOpen calculator
17Manila (MNL) — الفلبين8,70410h 49mOpen calculator
18Jakarta (CGK) — Indonesia8,56910h 40mOpen calculator
19Taipei (TPE) — تايوان8,15410h 11mOpen calculator
20Seoul (ICN) — South Korea7,9699h 58mOpen calculator

And the 5 shortest hops (for contrast)

The 5 shortest routes from Amman by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
92Beirut (BEY) — Lebanon2380h 52mOpen calculator
93Cairo (CAI) — Egypt4721h 8mOpen calculator
94Antalya (AYT) — Turkey7471h 28mOpen calculator
95Baghdad (BGW) — Iraq7911h 31mOpen calculator
96Najaf (NJF) — Iraq7951h 31mOpen calculator

Methodology (every figure reproducible)

  • Inputs: src/data/travel/airports.json (97 airports with lat/lng) + the 14 hub list defined in src/lib/airportData.ts (FLIGHT_HUBS_IATA).
  • Distance: haversine formula on a 6371 km-radius earth (src/lib/geo.ts — haversineKm), rounded to the nearest km.
  • Duration: estimateFlightMinutes = (km ÷ 850 km/h) × 60 + a fixed 35-minute taxi/climb allowance. Block-time estimate only — no stops, no delays.
  • Ranking: descending by distance. Calculator links (flight-time-{hub}-to-{iata}) render only when actually present in catalog/generated/travel.json.

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