Nonstop flight route between Mekane Selam, Ethiopia and Manchester, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mekane Selam Airport (MKS), Mekane Selam, Ethiopia and Manchester Airport (MAN), Manchester, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,711 miles (or 5,973 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 Manchester 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 Manchester 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: | MAN / EGCC | 
| Airport Name: | Manchester Airport | 
| Location: | Manchester, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°21'14"N by 2°16'29"W | 
| Area Served: | Manchester, United Kingdom | 
| Operator/Owner: | Manchester Airports Group | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 257 feet (78 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MAN | 
| More Information: | MAN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mekane Selam Airport (MKS):
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Manchester Airport (MAN):
- North American carriers at Manchester include American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US Airways.
- The furthest airport from Manchester Airport (MAN) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Manchester Airport (MAN) has 2 runways.
- Manchester Airport handled 20,751,581 passengers last year.
- Because of Manchester Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Manchester 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.
- Terminal 2 is due to receive a major extension, to encompass current remote stands to the west.
- The closest airport to Manchester Airport (MAN) is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) W of MAN.
- In the Summer of 2009, a £50 million redevelopment programme for Terminal 1 was completed.




