Nonstop flight route between Chiclayo, Peru and Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(6°47'13"S by 79°49'41"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Distance from CIX to MQX:
8,295.85 miles (13,350.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), Chiclayo, Peru and Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,296 miles (or 13,351 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 Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International 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 Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International 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: | CIX / SPHI |
| Airport Name: | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport |
| Location: | Chiclayo, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°47'13"S by 79°49'41"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ADP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIX |
| More Information: | CIX 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 Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX):
- The closest airport to Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) is Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) ESE of CIX.
- The furthest airport from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) is Hat Yai International Airport (HDY), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (meaning Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hat Yai International Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand.
- Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- 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 airport resides at an elevation of 7,406 feet above mean sea level.
- Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 handled 112,060 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Alula Aba Nega Airport", another name for MQX is "አሉላ አባ ነጋ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
- On 22 August 1982, Douglas DC-3 ET-AHP of Ethiopian Airlines was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 94.99 miles (152.87 km) ESE | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru |     |
| 2 | 102.10 miles (164.32 km) SSE | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 3 | 122.32 miles (196.86 km) NNW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 4 | 141.29 miles (227.38 km) ENE | Chachapoyas Airport (CHH) | Chachapoyas, Peru | |
| 5 | 166.64 miles (268.18 km) N | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 181.50 miles (292.10 km) NNW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 7 | 186.03 miles (299.39 km) SSE | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 8 | 195.40 miles (314.47 km) N | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 214.16 miles (344.66 km) E | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 10 | 226.71 miles (364.86 km) N | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 11 | 231.83 miles (373.09 km) N | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 233.56 miles (375.87 km) SE | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 13 | 262.14 miles (421.87 km) ENE | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| 14 | 275.50 miles (443.37 km) NNE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 313.43 miles (504.42 km) ESE | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,418.60 miles (19,985.76 km) WNW | Hat Yai International Airport (HDY) | Hat Yai, Songkhla Province, Thailand | |
| 2 | 12,393.33 miles (19,945.07 km) NE | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,392.93 miles (19,944.44 km) NNW | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,374.07 miles (19,914.09 km) NE | Trang Airport (TST) | Trang, Thailand | |
| 5 | 12,369.45 miles (19,906.65 km) W | Pattani Airport (PAN) | Pattani, Thailand | |
| 6 | 12,344.29 miles (19,866.15 km) N | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 7 | 12,344.29 miles (19,866.15 km) N | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,333.60 miles (19,848.95 km) N | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,314.92 miles (19,818.90 km) NE | Krabi International Airport (KBV) | Krabi, Thailand | |
| 10 | 12,285.02 miles (19,770.78 km) WNW | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,280.12 miles (19,762.90 km) NE | Phuket International Airport (HKT) | Phuket, Thailand | |
| 12 | 12,270.98 miles (19,748.17 km) NNW | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,259.92 miles (19,730.38 km) NNE | Surat Thani International Airport (URT) | Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 14 | 12,255.52 miles (19,723.29 km) NNW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,245.91 miles (19,707.84 km) N | Samui International Airport (USM) | Ko Samui, Surat Thani, Thailand | |
| 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 | |