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Riyadh → Amman

Private jet charter, 1,304 km · about 2 hr 01 min by midsize jet · from €14,500

RiyadhRUH · OERKAmmanADJ · OJAM
1,304 km
Distance, 704 nm
2h 01m
Flight time
Midsize
Jet category
€14,500
From, estimate
Riyadh
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Asia/Riyadh
Amman
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Asia/Amman
 
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On the ground

Getting there, and getting in.

Before you leave Riyadh

Riyadh RUH serves Riyadh with 2 runways. Business aviation handling and VIP facilities are arranged in advance.

On arrival in Amman

Amman ADJ has a single runway of 3,275 metres by 45, comfortable for every class on this page, up to and including an executive airliner. Field elevation is 2,555 feet, low enough that it never limits take off performance.

The sector

Riyadh to Amman, as a flight plan.

A 704 nautical mile sector, the length at which private aviation stops being a luxury and starts being arithmetic. Door to door you will be at Amman before a scheduled passenger has cleared security. Every class on this page covers it comfortably.

King Khalid International Airport

RUH · OERK
Serving
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Runways
2 runways, the longest 4,205 metres by 60
Elevation
2,049 ft, 624 m
Business aviation
Dedicated handling, arranged ahead
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh

Amman Marka International Airport

ADJ · OJAM
Serving
Amman, Jordan
Runways
A single runway of 3,275 metres by 45
Elevation
2,555 ft, 778 m
Surface
Asphalt
Time zone
Asia/Amman

Flight time, calculated.

The block time is computed from the great circle distance and a planning cruise speed. Here is the working.

704nm
Great circle
RUH to ADJ
÷
440kt
Midsize jet
true airspeed
+
25min
Taxi, climb
descent, approach
=
2h 01m
Block to block
the figure a crew files

1,304 km is 704 nautical miles. At 440 knots that is 1 hr 36 min in the air, and the fixed 25 minutes on the ground and in the climb and descent applies to any sector.

Light jet
2h 11m
400 knots. Non stop with a full cabin and full fuel.
Midsize jet
2h 01m
440 knots. The category this page is priced on.
Super midsize
1h 57m
460 knots. Non stop with a full cabin and full fuel.
Heavy jet
1h 55m
470 knots. Non stop with a full cabin and full fuel.
Ultra long range
1h 53m
480 knots. Non stop with a full cabin and full fuel.

Permissions, and the night.

Before the aircraft moves

Handling is arranged in advance

Business aviation at Amman is booked ahead, not settled on arrival. Your handler files the slot request, the general declaration and any permit the route needs.

Every jet on this route

Slot coordination applies

Coordination is required for aircraft above 3,500 kg maximum take off weight. That is every aircraft named on this page, so a slot is part of the booking rather than an afterthought.

Out of hours

Night movements need approval

Where a night restriction applies it is confirmed for your date before the aircraft is confirmed. If you are returning the same evening, a delay at either end can push the departure outside the window, so the return is planned with margin.

The runway

3,275 metres at ADJ

Comfortable for every class on this page, up to and including an executive airliner. Field elevation is 2,555 feet, low enough that it never limits take off performance.

Distances are great circle, calculated from published airport coordinates. Runway, elevation and surface data are as published by the two airports. Slot, permission and curfew conditions are confirmed with handling for your specific date before any quote is issued.

Both ends

What you are leaving, and what you are landing in.

Riyadh

Saudi arabia

RUH King Khalid International Airport serves Riyadh. Long enough for a widebody, so no business jet is ever limited by it.

Departure formalities are prepared by your handler in advance and completed in the private terminal rather than the main hall.

Amman

Jordan

ADJ Amman Marka International Airport serves Amman and has a single runway of 3,275 metres by 45. Comfortable for every class on this page, up to and including an executive airliner.

Field elevation is 2,555 feet, low enough that it never limits take off performance.

The border, prepared.

Which airport, and why.

Amman has more than one field a private aircraft can use. This page is priced on Amman Marka International Airport. The alternatives are below with their own runway, elevation and drive time. If another suits your day better, say so when you ask for the quote and it is repriced on that field.

AirportRunwayElevationFrom the city centre
Marka priced here
ADJ · OJAM
3,275 m2,555 ft5 km east, about 15 minutes, the close in city field
Queen Alia
AMM · OJAI
3,660 m2,395 ft30 km south, about 35 minutes, the main international field

What sits on top, and what does not.

The price above buys the aircraft, its crew, its fuel and the landing and handling at both ends. It does not include the taxes a government charges per passenger, the navigation charges for the airspace crossed, or the permits. Those are listed here so nothing arrives as a surprise, worked at 7 passengers on a Citation XLS+. Rates are the ones in force in September 2026.

ChargeHow it is worked outAmount
Navigation charges outside the areaAbout 1,304 km of the sector is billed by states outside the Eurocontrol system, at their own ratesat cost
Landing and overflight permitsThis sector leaves the European common arrangements, so a landing permit and overflight permissions are filed for it. Lead time is the scheduling constraint, not the costat cost
Value added taxThe flight does not depart the European Union, so no EU VAT arises on the carriage.nil

Nothing above is a margin. Every charge listed is passed through at cost.

Five aircraft, one sector.

One representative airframe per class. Every one covers the 704 nautical miles non stop with full seats and full fuel. Every figure below is from the aircraft page it links to. Prices are in the next section, and only the classes that fly it non stop are priced.

Aircraft
Max guests
Range
Max cruise
Why it suits this route
10
2,010nm
464kt

Covers the sector non stop, and it is the cheaper way in.

Citation XLS+→
Midsize jet
9
2,100nm
441kt

The category this page is priced on.

Challenger 350→
Super midsize
9
3,200nm
470kt

More aircraft than the sector needs, worth it if the cabin itself is the point.

10
4,000nm
482kt

More aircraft than the sector needs, worth it if the cabin itself is the point.

Global 6000→
Ultra long range
13
6,000nm
513kt

More aircraft than the sector needs, worth it if the cabin itself is the point.

Maximum guests is the highest certified seating, not the comfortable number for a 2 hr 01 min sector. The cruise figure is maximum cruise, and block times on this page are planned on long range cruise, which runs roughly 8 to 10 % lower.

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What it costs, and what moves it.

The table below is the one way all in guide price for this sector: aircraft, crew, fuel, handling at both ends, standard catering and landing fees. It excludes de icing in winter, out of hours surcharges, and any charge that arises from a change you make after the aircraft is confirmed.

CategoryTypical seatsBlock timeOne way guide, EUR
Light jet
Embraer Phenom 300E →
6 to 7about 2h 11m10,500 to 15,500
Midsize jet
Citation XLS+ →
7 to 8about 2h 01m14,500 to 21,500
Super midsize
Challenger 350 →
8 to 9about 1h 57m19,500 to 28,500
Heavy jet
Falcon 2000LXS →
10 to 14about 1h 55m25,000 to 36,500
Ultra long range
Global 6000 →
12 to 16about 1h 53m29,000 to 42,500

The aircraft is rarely what moves the price on a sector this length. Where it starts its day is. An aircraft already in position quotes you the flight. One repositioning from further afield quotes you the flight plus its own journey to reach you.

That is why the same midsize jet can sit at the lower or the upper end of its band on an identical route with identical passengers. The difference is positioning, not the aircraft and not the service. It is also why flexibility on the date is worth more than flexibility on the aircraft, and why an empty leg, when one appears, undercuts every figure in the table above.

Questions

Riyadh to Amman, answered.

A one way private jet charter from Riyadh to Amman costs from EUR 14,500 on a midsize jet, and from about EUR 10,500 on a light jet. The price covers aircraft, crew, fuel, handling at both ends, catering and landing fees, and it moves mainly with where the aircraft starts its day rather than with the aircraft type.

The flight from Riyadh to Amman takes about 2 hr 01 min block to block on a midsize jet. A light jet takes about 2 hr 11 min. A super midsize takes about 1 hr 57 min. That figure includes taxi, climb, descent and approach, so it is the time from the moment the door closes in Riyadh to the moment it opens in Amman.

The great circle distance from Riyadh to Amman is 1,304 kilometres, which is 704 nautical miles or 810 statute miles.

Departures use King Khalid International Airport, IATA code RUH and ICAO code OERK. Arrivals use Amman Marka International Airport, IATA code ADJ and ICAO code OJAM. Both handle business aviation.

Amman Marka International Airport has a single runway of 3,275 metres by 45, comfortable for every class on this page, up to and including an executive airliner. Field elevation is 2,555 feet, low enough that it never limits take off performance.

A midsize jet is the natural choice for this sector, the Citation XLS+ being the representative airframe. It covers the 704 nautical miles non stop with full seats and full fuel. A light jet flies it too and is the cheaper way in, at about 2 hr 11 min block.

Yes. At 704 nautical miles the sector is inside the range of every aircraft named on this page, flown non stop with a full cabin. Every class on this page covers it comfortably.

The clock changes between Riyadh and Amman. Departure and arrival times on any quote are given in local time at each end, so there is nothing to convert.

The Citation XLS+ named here carries up to 9 guests, and the comfortable number for a 2 hr 01 min sector is fewer. The number that matters is passengers plus bags plus the sector, because a full cabin and full fuel are not always possible on the same aircraft. Above that, an executive airliner is arranged.

Empty legs on this sector appear when an aircraft has already flown into Riyadh and needs to reposition, or has dropped a party in Amman and is returning. They are released continuously, sometimes months ahead and sometimes hours before departure, and have recently started from around EUR 7,000 on this sector. Give Andreea your travel window and she will watch the route for you.

Neither end is inside the Schengen area, so entry requirements are set by Jordan alone. Visas, where they apply, are arranged in advance rather than on arrival, and your handler confirms the current position for each passport on board before the aircraft is confirmed.

Quotes on this route are issued in euros. Jordan uses the Jordanian dinar rather than the euro. Quotes on this route are still issued in euros, and ground costs at the arrival end are settled through your handler, so nothing needs changing locally on the day. Payment can also be settled in US dollars or UAE dirhams at the prevailing rate if that suits you better.

Yes, and they travel in the cabin rather than the hold. Jordan requires the paperwork to be in order before departure, which normally means a microchip, a valid rabies vaccination and the health certificate the destination asks for. Depending on the country of departure a rabies antibody titration test may also be required, and it needs to be taken well in advance. The paperwork, not the flight, is what needs the lead time.

Aircraft, crew, fuel, handling at both ends, standard catering and landing fees, quoted as one all in figure with nothing added afterwards. It excludes de icing in winter, out of hours surcharges, and any charge that arises from a change you make after the aircraft is confirmed.

A firm all in quote typically comes back within 30 minutes. Departure depends on the permissions rather than the aircraft: a slot at each end and, out of hours, any night approval. With those in hand a same day departure is realistic, and 24 to 48 hours of notice makes the aircraft choice, and therefore the price, considerably better.

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