Nonstop flight route between McCook, Nebraska, United States and Axum, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(40°12'23"N by 100°35'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E)
Distance from MCK to AXU:
7,866.42 miles (12,659.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK), McCook, Nebraska, United States and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), Axum, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,866 miles (or 12,660 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 McCook Ben Nelson Regional 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 McCook Ben Nelson Regional 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: | MCK / KMCK |
| Airport Name: | McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport |
| Location: | McCook, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°12'23"N by 100°35'31"W |
| Area Served: | McCook, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | City of McCook |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2583 feet (787 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCK |
| More Information: | MCK 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 McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK):
- The airport is named after McCook-born Ben Nelson, a United States Senator and the 37th Governor of Nebraska.
- McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport is a city-owned public airport two miles east of McCook, in Red Willow County, Nebraska.
- McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport covers 667 acres at an elevation of 2,583 feet above mean sea level.
- McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,735 miles (17,276 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) is Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of MCK.
Facts about Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU):
- 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.
- 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 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 Airport, also known as Emperor Yohannes IV Airport, is an airport serving Axum, a city in the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.30 miles (60.04 km) ENE | Arapahoe Municipal Airport (AHF) | Arapahoe, Nebraska, United States |     |
| 2 | 58.90 miles (94.79 km) NE | Jim Kelly Field (LXN) | Lexington, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 58.97 miles (94.91 km) SSW | Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) | Colby, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 63.73 miles (102.56 km) N | North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | |
| 5 | 69.92 miles (112.53 km) SE | Hill City Municipal Airport (HLC) | Hill City, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 82.38 miles (132.58 km) SW | Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD) | Goodland, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 90.77 miles (146.08 km) ENE | Kearney Regional Airport (EAR) | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 8 | 98.43 miles (158.42 km) NNE | Broken Bow Municipal Airport (BBW) | Broken Bow, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 117.16 miles (188.55 km) ENE | Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) | Hastings, Nebraska, United States | |
| 10 | 117.58 miles (189.23 km) SE | Hays Regional Airport (HYS) | Hays, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 130.80 miles (210.49 km) ENE | Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 138.81 miles (223.39 km) W | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 139.78 miles (224.96 km) WNW | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 14 | 157.62 miles (253.66 km) S | Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) | Garden City, Kansas, United States | |
| 15 | 158.57 miles (255.20 km) SE | Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) | Great Bend, Kansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,734.65 miles (17,275.70 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,564.15 miles (17,001.30 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,517.47 miles (16,926.18 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,498.99 miles (16,896.44 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,436.02 miles (16,795.10 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,413.56 miles (16,758.96 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,390.39 miles (16,721.68 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,390.08 miles (16,721.18 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,357.58 miles (16,668.86 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,342.36 miles (16,644.37 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,333.07 miles (16,629.43 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,328.81 miles (16,622.57 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,319.57 miles (16,607.70 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,295.02 miles (16,568.18 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,294.93 miles (16,568.04 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 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 | |