Nonstop flight route between Anthony, Kansas, United States and Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(37°9'30"N by 98°4'46"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Distance from ANY to MQX:
7,985.89 miles (12,852.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY), Anthony, Kansas, United States and Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,986 miles (or 12,852 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Anthony Municipal Airport and Alula Aba Nega Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Anthony Municipal Airport and Alula Aba Nega Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ANY / KANY |
| Airport Name: | Anthony Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Anthony, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°9'30"N by 98°4'46"W |
| Area Served: | Anthony, Kansas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Anthony |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1340 feet (408 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ANY |
| More Information: | ANY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQX / HAMK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E |
| Area Served: | Mek'ele, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7406 feet (2,257 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MQX |
| More Information: | MQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY):
- For the 12-month period ending January 18, 2007, the airport had 6,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day.
- The closest airport to Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY) is Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) S of ANY.
- The furthest airport from Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,795 miles (17,373 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- Alula Aba Nega Airport, also known as Mek'ele Airport, is an airport serving Mek'ele, the capital city of the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia.
- In addition to being known as "Alula Aba Nega Airport", another name for MQX is "አሉላ አባ ነጋ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
- Alula Aba Nega Airport handled 112,060 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Alula Aba Nega Airport (meaning Alula Aba Nega Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,272 miles (19,750 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
- Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- This airport was built in the late 1990s to replace an older one located 7 km from Mek'ele.
- Because of Alula Aba Nega Airport's high elevation of 7,406 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MQX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MQX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) is Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) NW of MQX.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.17 miles (46.94 km) S | Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA) | Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States |     |
| 2 | 49.00 miles (78.86 km) ESE | Earl Henry Airport (BWL) | Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 49.11 miles (79.04 km) NE | Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 52.46 miles (84.43 km) NW | Pratt Regional Airport (PTT) | Pratt, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 54.95 miles (88.43 km) NE | McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 56.26 miles (90.55 km) SSE | Enid Woodring Regional Airport (WDG) | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 56.72 miles (91.28 km) NE | Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 8 | 57.31 miles (92.23 km) S | Vance Air Force Base (END) | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 57.39 miles (92.36 km) E | Strother Field (WLD) | Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| 10 | 60.18 miles (96.85 km) NE | Beech Factory Airport (BEC) | Wichita, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 61.62 miles (99.17 km) ESE | Ponca City Regional Airport (PNC) | Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 63.80 miles (102.68 km) N | Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 76.20 miles (122.64 km) NE | Newton City-County Airport (EWK) | Newton, Kansas, United States | |
| 14 | 81.24 miles (130.74 km) ENE | Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado Airport (EDK) | El Dorado, Kansas, United States | |
| 15 | 88.24 miles (142.01 km) SE | Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,795.01 miles (17,372.83 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,578.63 miles (17,024.61 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,567.74 miles (17,007.08 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,546.40 miles (16,972.75 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,524.86 miles (16,938.07 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,517.04 miles (16,925.50 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,511.67 miles (16,916.86 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 8 | 10,501.94 miles (16,901.19 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,496.61 miles (16,892.61 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 10 | 10,485.50 miles (16,874.74 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,485.28 miles (16,874.38 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,479.98 miles (16,865.84 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,476.84 miles (16,860.80 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,461.71 miles (16,836.45 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,451.98 miles (16,820.79 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.72 miles (110.60 km) NW | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 109.46 miles (176.16 km) SSW | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 132.78 miles (213.69 km) NNW | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 150.03 miles (241.46 km) SW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 153.52 miles (247.06 km) N | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 6 | 155.77 miles (250.68 km) WSW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 165.21 miles (265.87 km) S | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 179.80 miles (289.35 km) W | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 196.91 miles (316.90 km) SSW | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 211.03 miles (339.62 km) E | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 11 | 247.22 miles (397.86 km) ENE | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 12 | 252.15 miles (405.79 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 13 | 264.74 miles (426.06 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 14 | 267.96 miles (431.24 km) SE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 15 | 272.83 miles (439.08 km) ESE | Obock Airport (OBC) | Obock, Djibouti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,271.85 miles (19,749.57 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,213.62 miles (19,655.87 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,162.97 miles (19,574.36 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,133.92 miles (19,527.60 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,116.86 miles (19,500.15 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,055.09 miles (19,400.74 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,046.70 miles (19,387.24 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,042.90 miles (19,381.13 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,032.06 miles (19,363.68 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,019.44 miles (19,343.37 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,013.27 miles (19,333.44 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,006.98 miles (19,323.31 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,006.89 miles (19,323.16 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,916.78 miles (19,178.14 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,876.09 miles (19,112.67 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |