Nonstop flight route between Leipzig, Germany and Axum, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(51°25'26"N by 12°14'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E)
Distance from LEJ to AXU:
2,967.87 miles (4,776.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Leipzig, Germany and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), Axum, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,968 miles (or 4,776 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 Leipzig/Halle Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV 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 Leipzig/Halle Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEJ / EDDP |
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| Location: | Leipzig, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°25'26"N by 12°14'11"E |
| Area Served: | Leipzig and Halle |
| Operator/Owner: | Mitteldeutsche Airport Holding AG |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 470 feet (143 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEJ |
| More Information: | LEJ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ):
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) has 2 runways.
- Leipzig/Halle Airport railway station is located directly beneath the passenger terminal and has national connections to cities like Magdeburg, Hanover, Cologne and Dresden.
- The furthest airport from Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Leipzig/Halle Airport handled 2,286,151 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Leipzig/Halle Airport", another name for LEJ is "Flughafen Leipzig/Halle".
- The closest airport to Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) is Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of LEJ.
- Because of Leipzig/Halle Airport's relatively low elevation of 470 feet, planes can take off or land at Leipzig/Halle 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.
- DHL Aviation moved its European hub from Brussels Airport to Leipzig/Halle in early 2008 and thereby increased cargo traffic.
Facts about Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU):
- 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".
- Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- The airport is named after Yohannes IV, the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1872 to 1889.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.84 miles (52.85 km) SSE | Leipzig–Altenburg Airport (AOC) | Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany |     |
| 2 | 46.06 miles (74.12 km) NW | Magdeburg–Cochstedt Airport (CSO) | Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 3 | 63.28 miles (101.84 km) WSW | Erfurt–Weimar Airport (ERF) | Erfurt, Germany | |
| 4 | 69.15 miles (111.29 km) ESE | Dresden Airport (DRS) | Dresden, Germany | |
| 5 | 80.08 miles (128.87 km) SSW | Hof–Plauen Airport (HOQ) | Hof, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 6 | 82.12 miles (132.15 km) NNE | Royal Air Force Station Gatow (GWW) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 7 | 85.72 miles (137.95 km) NE | Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 8 | 87.88 miles (141.43 km) NE | Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF) | Berlin, Germany | |
| 9 | 89.40 miles (143.88 km) SSE | Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | |
| 10 | 90.33 miles (145.37 km) NNE | Berlin Tegel Airport (TXL) | Tegel / Berlin, Germany | |
| 11 | 102.75 miles (165.36 km) SSW | Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU) | Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 12 | 103.51 miles (166.59 km) ENE | Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany | |
| 13 | 105.88 miles (170.39 km) SSE | Mariánské Lázně Airport (MKA) | Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic | |
| 14 | 122.53 miles (197.20 km) W | Kassel Calden Airport (KSF) | Kassel, Hesse, Germany | |
| 15 | 123.97 miles (199.52 km) NW | Celle Air Base (ZCN) | Celle, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,773.92 miles (18,948.24 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,370.41 miles (18,298.85 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,370.35 miles (18,298.75 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,368.20 miles (18,295.30 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,367.08 miles (18,293.50 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,364.84 miles (18,289.90 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,358.19 miles (18,279.19 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,356.70 miles (18,276.79 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,350.92 miles (18,267.49 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,341.99 miles (18,253.12 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,333.60 miles (18,239.61 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,332.01 miles (18,237.06 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,329.04 miles (18,232.28 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,317.63 miles (18,213.91 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,308.26 miles (18,198.83 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |