Nonstop flight route between Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States and Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States and Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,793 miles (or 10,932 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 Newark Liberty 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 Newark Liberty 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: | EWR / KEWR |
Airport Name: | Newark Liberty International Airport |
Location: | Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°41'33"N by 74°10'6"W |
Area Served: | New York metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from EWR |
More Information: | EWR 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 Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR):
- Runway 11/29 is one of the three runways built during World War II.
- The furthest airport from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,746 miles (18,904 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is Linden Airport (LDJ), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SW of EWR.
- In January 2012, Port Authority executive director Patrick Foye said $350 million would be spent on Terminal B, addressing complaints by passengers that they cannot move freely.
- In June 2008, flight caps were put in place to restrict the number of flights to 81 per hour.
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) has 3 runways.
- Because of Newark Liberty International Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Newark Liberty 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.
- A modern control tower was constructed in 2002, and entered service in 2003, becoming the fourth and tallest tower in the airport's history, standing 325-feet over the main parking lot.
- On December 16, 1951 a Miami Airlines C-46 bound for Tampa lost a cylinder on takeoff from runway 28 and crashed in Elizabeth killing 56.
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.