Nonstop flight route between Axum, Ethiopia and Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(31°56'51"N by 4°23'53"W)
Distance from AXU to ERH:
2,982.86 miles (4,800.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), Axum, Ethiopia and Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH), Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,983 miles (or 4,800 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXU / HAAX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E |
| Area Served: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6916 feet (2,108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXU |
| More Information: | AXU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERH / GMFK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Er-Rachidia (Errachidia), Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°56'51"N by 4°23'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Royal Moroccan Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 3428 feet (1,045 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ERH |
| More Information: | ERH Maps & Info |
Facts about Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU):
- Axum Airport resides at an elevation of 2,108 metres above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (meaning Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,824 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
- On 2 May 1987, Douglas C-47A ET-AGT of Ethiopian Airlines was destroyed on the ground in an attack on the airport by Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23s.
- The closest airport to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SE of AXU.
- In addition to being known as "Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport", another name for AXU is "የአክሱም ዮሃነስ አራት የአየር ማረፊያ".
- Because of Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport's high elevation of 6,916 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AXU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AXU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH):
- Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) is Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH), which is located 127 miles (205 kilometers) E of ERH.
- The furthest airport from Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), which is nearly antipodal to Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (meaning Moulay Ali Cherif Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kerikeri Airport), and is located 12,188 miles (19,615 kilometers) away in Kerikeri, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Moulay Ali Cherif Airport", other names for ERH include "مطار مولاي علي الشريف" and "Moulay Ali Cherif".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.72 miles (110.60 km) SE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia |     |
| 2 | 80.30 miles (129.23 km) N | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 3 | 113.92 miles (183.34 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 128.77 miles (207.23 km) W | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 143.63 miles (231.14 km) SW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 150.15 miles (241.64 km) S | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) SSW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 184.94 miles (297.62 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 9 | 201.33 miles (324.02 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 10 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) SSE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 235.79 miles (379.47 km) S | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 270.03 miles (434.57 km) ESE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 272.87 miles (439.14 km) WSW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 14 | 284.23 miles (457.43 km) E | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 15 | 336.38 miles (541.34 km) SE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,318.37 miles (19,824.45 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,280.59 miles (19,763.64 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,202.49 miles (19,637.95 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,164.10 miles (19,576.17 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,112.78 miles (19,493.58 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,111.61 miles (19,491.69 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,100.02 miles (19,473.05 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,099.20 miles (19,471.73 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,076.28 miles (19,434.85 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,075.48 miles (19,433.56 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,068.09 miles (19,421.67 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,045.87 miles (19,385.90 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,036.28 miles (19,370.47 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,946.10 miles (19,225.33 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,933.43 miles (19,204.95 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 127.11 miles (204.57 km) E | Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH) | Béchar, Algeria | |
| 2 | 140.85 miles (226.68 km) NNW | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 3 | 163.59 miles (263.28 km) WSW | Ouarzazate Airport (OZZ) | Ouarzazate, Morocco | |
| 4 | 199.29 miles (320.73 km) NW | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 5 | 206.30 miles (332.00 km) NW | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 6 | 209.95 miles (337.88 km) WNW | Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 7 | 214.97 miles (345.96 km) W | Marrakesh Menara Airport (RAK) | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| 8 | 219.75 miles (353.66 km) WNW | Casablanca–Anfa Airport (CAS) | Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 9 | 225.44 miles (362.81 km) N | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 10 | 242.64 miles (390.49 km) NE | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 11 | 244.72 miles (393.84 km) NNE | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 12 | 257.48 miles (414.37 km) NNW | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 13 | 257.48 miles (414.37 km) NNW | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 14 | 275.28 miles (443.02 km) NNW | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 15 | 277.49 miles (446.58 km) N | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,187.96 miles (19,614.58 km) SSE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,183.14 miles (19,606.81 km) SSE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,173.78 miles (19,591.75 km) SSE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,163.44 miles (19,575.12 km) SSE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,144.12 miles (19,544.02 km) SSE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,140.03 miles (19,537.43 km) S | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,102.06 miles (19,476.32 km) S | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,084.12 miles (19,447.46 km) S | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,083.84 miles (19,447.00 km) S | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,076.64 miles (19,435.42 km) S | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,039.74 miles (19,376.04 km) S | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,036.88 miles (19,371.44 km) S | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,027.54 miles (19,356.40 km) S | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,017.47 miles (19,340.20 km) S | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,009.15 miles (19,326.81 km) S | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |