Nonstop flight route between Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°26'42"S by 49°12'51"W)
Distance from MQX to ITR:
6,430.37 miles (10,348.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport (ITR), Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,430 miles (or 10,349 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 Francisco Vilela do Amaral 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 Francisco Vilela do Amaral 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: | ITR / SBIT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°26'42"S by 49°12'51"W |
| Area Served: | Itumbiara |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1630 feet (497 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ITR |
| More Information: | ITR Maps & Info |
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 7,406 feet above mean sea level.
- This airport was built in the late 1990s to replace an older one located 7 km from Mek'ele.
- Alula Aba Nega Airport handled 112,060 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport (ITR):
- Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport (ITR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located 7 km from downtown Itumbiara.
- The closest airport to Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport (ITR) is Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) NE of ITR.
- The furthest airport from Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport (ITR) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is located 11,924 miles (19,191 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport", another name for ITR is "Aeroporto Francisco Vilela do Amaral".
| 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 | 63.65 miles (102.43 km) NE | Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) | Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 2 | 71.47 miles (115.03 km) ESE | Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) | Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 3 | 122.28 miles (196.80 km) SE | Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) | Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 4 | 125.43 miles (201.85 km) N | Santa Genoveva/Goiânia Airport (GYN) | Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 5 | 153.28 miles (246.68 km) SSE | Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) | Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | 164.30 miles (264.41 km) S | Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State Airport (SJP) | São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | |
| 7 | 165.89 miles (266.97 km) ESE | Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) | Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 8 | 179.03 miles (288.12 km) E | Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport (POJ) | Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 190.25 miles (306.18 km) SE | Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) | Franca, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 10 | 197.39 miles (317.67 km) NNE | Brasília–Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport (BSB) | Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil | |
| 11 | 202.46 miles (325.82 km) SSW | Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU) | Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 12 | 208.11 miles (334.93 km) SSE | Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 242.34 miles (390.01 km) SSE | Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA) | Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 14 | 251.86 miles (405.33 km) SSE | Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) | São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 15 | 263.22 miles (423.61 km) S | Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII) | Marília, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,924.48 miles (19,190.54 km) N | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 11,917.47 miles (19,179.25 km) N | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,885.45 miles (19,127.74 km) NE | Virac Airport (VRC) | Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines | |
| 4 | 11,874.70 miles (19,110.43 km) NE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,866.30 miles (19,096.91 km) NE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,864.98 miles (19,094.78 km) NNE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,858.45 miles (19,084.28 km) NNE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,857.59 miles (19,082.90 km) NNE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,857.06 miles (19,082.05 km) NE | Catarman National Airport (CRM) | Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines | |
| 10 | 11,848.48 miles (19,068.23 km) NE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,846.68 miles (19,065.33 km) ENE | Basco Airport (BSO) | Basco, Batanes, Philippines | |
| 12 | 11,843.25 miles (19,059.82 km) NE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,843.23 miles (19,059.78 km) NE | Legazpi Airport (LGP) | Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines | |
| 14 | 11,839.57 miles (19,053.90 km) ENE | Bagasbas Airport (DTE) | Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | 11,839.36 miles (19,053.56 km) E | Tuguegarao Airport (TUG) | Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines | |