Nonstop flight route between Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia and Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(14°49'5"S by 68°22'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Distance from APB to MQX:
7,627.92 miles (12,275.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Apolo Airport (APB), Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia and Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,628 miles (or 12,276 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 Apolo 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 Apolo 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: | APB / SLAP |
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| Location: | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°49'5"S by 68°22'11"W |
| Area Served: | Apolo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4642 feet (1,415 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from APB |
| More Information: | APB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQX / HAMK |
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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 Apolo Airport (APB):
- In addition to being known as "Apolo Airport", another name for APB is "Apolo Airport (Apolo)".
- Apolo Airport (APB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Apolo Airport's high elevation of 4,642 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at APB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make APB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Apolo Airport (APB) is Phu Cat Airport (UIH), which is nearly antipodal to Apolo Airport (meaning Apolo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phu Cat Airport), and is located 12,254 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam.
- The closest airport to Apolo Airport (APB) is Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) ENE of APB.
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- This airport was built in the late 1990s to replace an older one located 7 km from Mek'ele.
- 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 | 64.23 miles (103.36 km) ENE | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia |     |
| 2 | 108.24 miles (174.19 km) E | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 117.72 miles (189.45 km) S | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 127.41 miles (205.05 km) WSW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 5 | 162.86 miles (262.10 km) NNW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 6 | 192.67 miles (310.07 km) E | La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) | La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| 7 | 209.59 miles (337.30 km) ENE | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 226.09 miles (363.86 km) NNW | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |
| 9 | 230.56 miles (371.05 km) E | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 231.34 miles (372.31 km) SE | Jorge Wilstermann International Airport (CBB) | Cochabamba, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 238.33 miles (383.56 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| 12 | 247.11 miles (397.69 km) NNW | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| 13 | 255.27 miles (410.82 km) WNW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 14 | 262.50 miles (422.45 km) N | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 276.56 miles (445.07 km) SSW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,253.62 miles (19,720.24 km) ENE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 2 | 12,237.53 miles (19,694.35 km) ENE | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 12,193.12 miles (19,622.87 km) ENE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 12,183.40 miles (19,607.23 km) NE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 12,158.30 miles (19,566.84 km) ENE | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 12,154.77 miles (19,561.16 km) NNE | Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) | Sanya, Hainan, China | |
| 7 | 12,153.48 miles (19,559.09 km) ENE | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 8 | 12,132.06 miles (19,524.61 km) NE | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,116.75 miles (19,499.97 km) ENE | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 12,074.95 miles (19,432.69 km) NNE | Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) | Haikou, Hainan, China | |
| 11 | 12,003.23 miles (19,317.29 km) NE | Vung Tau Airport (VTG) | Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 12,002.30 miles (19,315.79 km) NE | Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 11,986.82 miles (19,290.87 km) N | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 14 | 11,984.75 miles (19,287.53 km) E | Ubon Ratchathani Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุบลราชธานี (UBP) | Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand | |
| 15 | 11,964.28 miles (19,254.59 km) ENE | Savannakhet Airport (ZVK) | Savannakhet, Laos | |
| 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 | |