Nonstop flight route between Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Canaima, Venezuela:
Departure Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°13'54"N by 62°51'15"W)
Distance from MQX to CAJ:
6,943.37 miles (11,174.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Canaima Airport (CAJ), Canaima, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,943 miles (or 11,174 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 Alula Aba Nega Airport and Canaima 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 Alula Aba Nega Airport and Canaima Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQX / HAMK |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAJ / SVCN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Canaima, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°13'54"N by 62°51'15"W |
| Area Served: | Canaima National Park |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1450 feet (442 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAJ |
| More Information: | CAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- Alula Aba Nega Airport, also known as Mek'ele Airport, is an airport serving Mek'ele, the capital city of the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia.
- Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Alula Aba Nega Airport handled 112,060 passengers last year.
- 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.
- On 22 August 1982, Douglas DC-3 ET-AHP of Ethiopian Airlines was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Alula Aba Nega Airport", another name for MQX is "አሉላ አባ ነጋ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
- 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.
Facts about Canaima Airport (CAJ):
- The furthest airport from Canaima Airport (CAJ) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is nearly antipodal to Canaima Airport (meaning Canaima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Selaparang Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Mataram, Indonesia.
- Canaima Airport (CAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Canaima Airport", another name for CAJ is "Aeropuerto de Canaima".
- The closest airport to Canaima Airport (CAJ) is El Dorado Airport (EOR), which is located 91 miles (147 kilometers) ENE of CAJ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.72 miles (110.60 km) NW | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia |     |
| 2 | 109.46 miles (176.16 km) SSW | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 132.78 miles (213.69 km) NNW | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 150.03 miles (241.46 km) SW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 153.52 miles (247.06 km) N | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 6 | 155.77 miles (250.68 km) WSW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 165.21 miles (265.87 km) S | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 179.80 miles (289.35 km) W | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 196.91 miles (316.90 km) SSW | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 211.03 miles (339.62 km) E | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 11 | 247.22 miles (397.86 km) ENE | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 12 | 252.15 miles (405.79 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 13 | 264.74 miles (426.06 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 14 | 267.96 miles (431.24 km) SE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 15 | 272.83 miles (439.08 km) ESE | Obock Airport (OBC) | Obock, Djibouti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,271.85 miles (19,749.57 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,213.62 miles (19,655.87 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,162.97 miles (19,574.36 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,133.92 miles (19,527.60 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,116.86 miles (19,500.15 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,055.09 miles (19,400.74 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,046.70 miles (19,387.24 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,042.90 miles (19,381.13 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,032.06 miles (19,363.68 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,019.44 miles (19,343.37 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,013.27 miles (19,333.44 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,006.98 miles (19,323.31 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,006.89 miles (19,323.16 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,916.78 miles (19,178.14 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,876.09 miles (19,112.67 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 91.32 miles (146.97 km) ENE | El Dorado Airport (EOR) | El Dorado, Venezuela | |
| 2 | 138.72 miles (223.25 km) NNW | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 142.25 miles (228.93 km) N | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 142.25 miles (228.93 km) N | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 202.29 miles (325.56 km) NNW | El Tigre Airport (ELX) | El Tigre, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 207.45 miles (333.85 km) NNW | San Tomé Airport (SOM) | San Tomé, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 243.88 miles (392.48 km) N | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 247.14 miles (397.73 km) NNW | Anaco Airport (AAO) | Anaco, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 277.57 miles (446.71 km) SSE | Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport (BVB) | Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil | |
| 10 | 289.06 miles (465.20 km) SE | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| 11 | 295.70 miles (475.88 km) NNW | General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) | Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 298.10 miles (479.74 km) NW | Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) | Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 302.27 miles (486.46 km) N | Güiria Airport (GUI) | Guiria, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 304.23 miles (489.62 km) NNW | Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 307.21 miles (494.41 km) N | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,260.51 miles (19,731.33 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,252.52 miles (19,718.47 km) WSW | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,252.38 miles (19,718.24 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,245.54 miles (19,707.24 km) SSW | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,229.03 miles (19,680.67 km) SSE | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,222.97 miles (19,670.92 km) SSE | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,216.38 miles (19,660.30 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,196.83 miles (19,628.85 km) SE | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,192.66 miles (19,622.14 km) SW | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,183.67 miles (19,607.67 km) SE | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,153.49 miles (19,559.10 km) SSW | Tampa Padang Airport (MJU) | Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,127.42 miles (19,517.14 km) ESE | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,118.43 miles (19,502.68 km) WSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,115.82 miles (19,498.47 km) SW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,111.19 miles (19,491.02 km) ESE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |