Nonstop flight route between Mekane Selam, Ethiopia and Kokshetau, Kazakhstan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mekane Selam Airport (MKS), Mekane Selam, Ethiopia and Kokshetau Airport (KOV), Kokshetau, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,402 miles (or 5,474 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 Mekane Selam Airport and Kokshetau 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 Mekane Selam Airport and Kokshetau Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKS / HAMA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°43'27"N by 38°44'29"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MKS | 
| More Information: | MKS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOV / UACK | 
| Airport Name: | Kokshetau Airport | 
| Location: | Kokshetau, Kazakhstan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°19'47"N by 69°35'48"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 886 feet (270 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KOV | 
| More Information: | KOV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mekane Selam Airport (MKS):
- The furthest airport from Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Mekane Selam Airport (meaning Mekane Selam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,747 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Mekane Selam Airport", another name for MKS is "Mekane Selam".
- The closest airport to Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) is Combolcha Airport (DSE), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) ENE of MKS.
Facts about Kokshetau Airport (KOV):
- The closest airport to Kokshetau Airport (KOV) is Petropavl Airport (PPK), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) N of KOV.
- Kokshetau Airport (KOV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kokshetau Airport (KOV) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,858 miles (17,475 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- Because of Kokshetau Airport's relatively low elevation of 886 feet, planes can take off or land at Kokshetau 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.




