Flights to Dana Biosphere Reserve
Jordan's largest reserve, dropping 1,500m from highland to desert, with a village guesthouse and a trail to Petra that almost nobody walks.
Tourism hasn't reached it yet. Here is exactly how to, and how long that's likely to last.
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71 airports have scheduled nonstop service to AMM (Queen Alia International Airport). From there: drive ~2.5h from Amman.
All 71 nonstop origins
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| DamascusSyria | DAM | Royal Jordanian | ~50m |
| BeirutLebanon | BEY | Middle East Airlines, Royal Jordanian | ~53m |
| AqabaJordan | AQJ | Royal Jordanian | ~54m |
| LarnacaCyprus | LCA | Royal Jordanian | ~1h 7m |
| Sharm El SheikhEgypt | SSH | Jordan Aviation Airlines, Royal Jordanian | ~1h 9m |
| CairoEgypt | CAI | Air Cairo, Egyptair, Royal Jordanian | ~1h 11m |
| AlexandriaEgypt | HBE | Air Cairo, Royal Jordanian | ~1h 22m |
| AntalyaTurkey | AYT | Pegasus Airlines | ~1h 32m |
| BaghdadIraq | BGW | Royal Jordanian | ~1h 36m |
| NajafIraq | NJF | Royal Jordanian | ~1h 36m |
| DalamanTurkey | DLM | Pegasus | ~1h 41m |
| MadinahSaudi Arabia | MED | Royal Jordanian, flynas | ~1h 42m |
| ErbilIraq | EBL | Royal Jordanian | ~1h 43m |
| SulaymaniyahIraq | ISU | Royal Jordanian | ~1h 49m |
| BodrumTurkey | BJV | Royal Jordanian | ~1h 50m |
| AnkaraTurkey | ESB | AJet, Pegasus Airlines | ~1h 50m |
| TrabzonTurkey | TZX | Fly Jordan, Jordan Aviation Airlines, Pegasus, Royal Jordanian | ~1h 58m |
| BasrahIraq | BSR | Royal Jordanian | ~2h 1m |
| JeddahSaudi Arabia | JED | Royal Jordanian, Saudia | ~2h 4m |
| KuwaitKuwait | KWI | Kuwait Airways, Royal Jordanian | ~2h 6m |
| IstanbulTurkey | SAW | Pegasus Airlines | ~2h 6m |
| BatumiGeorgia | BUS | Jordan Aviation Airlines | ~2h 8m |
| IstanbulTurkey | IST | Royal Jordanian, Turkish Airlines | ~2h 11m |
| RiyadhSaudi Arabia | RUH | Flynas, Royal Jordanian, Saudia | ~2h 14m |
| AthensGreece | ATH | Aegean Airlines, Royal Jordanian | ~2h 15m |
| DammamSaudi Arabia | DMM | Royal Jordanian, flynas | ~2h 27m |
| BenghaziLibya | BEN | Royal Jordanian | ~2h 29m |
| BahrainBahrain | BAH | Gulf Air, Royal Jordanian | ~2h 34m |
| BucharestRomania | OTP | Tarom | ~2h 43m |
| DohaQatar | DOH | Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian | ~2h 45m |
| TivatMontenegro | TIV | Arkia Israeli Airlines | ~3h 4m |
| Abu DhabiUnited Arab Emirates | AUH | Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways, Royal Jordanian | ~3h 9m |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | DWC | Royal Jordanian | ~3h 10m |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | DXB | Emirates, Flydubai, Royal Jordanian | ~3h 11m |
| SharjahUnited Arab Emirates | SHJ | Air Arabia, Royal Jordanian | ~3h 11m |
| TripoliLibya | MJI | Royal Jordanian | ~3h 19m |
| MuscatOman | MCT | Oman Air | ~3h 37m |
| RomeItaly | FCO | Royal Jordanian | ~3h 38m |
| TunisTunisia | TUN | Royal Jordanian | ~3h 42m |
| ViennaAustria | VIE | Royal Jordanian | ~3h 43m |
| Addis AbabaEthiopia | ADD | Ethiopian Airlines | ~3h 51m |
| PisaItaly | PSA | Royal Jordanian | ~3h 55m |
| MoscowRussia | DME | Royal Jordanian | ~3h 58m |
| MunichGermany | MUC | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 6m |
| MilanoItaly | MXP | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 11m |
| ZurichSwitzerland | ZRH | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 19m |
| GenevaSwitzerland | GVA | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 27m |
| FrankfurtGermany | FRA | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 29m |
| AlgierAlgeria | ALG | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 30m |
| LyonFrance | LYS | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 31m |
| TashkentUzbekistan | TAS | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 36m |
| BarcelonaSpain | BCN | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 40m |
| HamburgGermany | HAM | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 41m |
| DuesseldorfGermany | DUS | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 43m |
| BrusselsBelgium | BRU | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 52m |
| StockholmSweden | ARN | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 55m |
| ParisFrance | CDG | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 55m |
| AmsterdamNetherlands | AMS | Royal Jordanian | ~4h 57m |
| MadridSpain | MAD | Royal Jordanian | ~5h 16m |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | STN | Royal Jordanian | ~5h 16m |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | LHR | Royal Jordanian | ~5h 18m |
| ManchesterUnited Kingdom | MAN | Royal Jordanian | ~5h 33m |
| MumbaiIndia | BOM | Royal Jordanian | ~5h 38m |
| CasablancaMorocco | CMN | Royal Jordanian | ~5h 47m |
| BangkokThailand | BKK | Royal Jordanian | ~9h 21m |
| MontrealCanada | YUL | Royal Jordanian | ~11h 59m |
| New YorkUnited States | JFK | Royal Jordanian | ~12h 24m |
| WashingtonUnited States | IAD | Royal Jordanian | ~12h 52m |
| DetroitUnited States | DTW | Royal Jordanian | ~13h 3m |
| ChicagoUnited States | ORD | Royal Jordanian | ~13h 25m |
| Dallas-Fort WorthUnited States | DFW | Royal Jordanian | ~15h 4m |
Routings from major airports
| From | Stops | Via | Door to door |
|---|---|---|---|
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
| nonstop | — | ~18h |
New YorkJFK
| nonstop | — | ~15h 20m |
Los AngelesLAX
| 1 stop | IST | ~19h 48m |
MiamiMIA
| 1 stop | FCO | ~17h 50m |
ChicagoORD
| nonstop | — | ~16h 21m |
LondonLHR
| nonstop | — | ~8h 14m |
TorontoYYZ
| 1 stop | BRU | ~16h 8m |
Why it's still quiet
Jordan's largest reserve, dropping 1,500m from highland to desert, with a village guesthouse and a trail to Petra that almost nobody walks.
The friction
Petra is two hours away and takes essentially all of Jordan's visitors.
Background
The Dana Biosphere Reserve is Jordan's largest nature reserve, located in south-central Jordan. Dana Biosphere Reserve was founded in 1989 in the area in and around the Dana village and Wadi Dana comprising 308 square kilometres (119 sq mi).
Questions
- Is there a nonstop flight to Dana Biosphere Reserve?
- Yes — 71 airports fly nonstop to AMM (Queen Alia International Airport), including Addis Ababa, Algier, Amsterdam, Aqaba, Stockholm.
- Which airport do you fly into for Dana Biosphere Reserve?
- AMM — Queen Alia International Airport.
- When is the best time to visit Dana Biosphere Reserve?
- Mar–May. Petra is two hours away and takes essentially all of Jordan's visitors.
- What does Dana Biosphere Reserve cost per day?
- Varies by season.
- Why is Dana Biosphere Reserve still quiet?
- Jordan's largest reserve, dropping 1,500m from highland to desert, with a village guesthouse and a trail to Petra that almost nobody walks.