Nonstop flight route between Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Medford, Oregon, United States:
Departure Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°22'27"N by 122°52'24"W)
Distance from MQX to MFR:
8,419.88 miles (13,550.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR), Medford, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,420 miles (or 13,550 kilometers).
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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: | MFR / KMFR |
| Airport Name: | Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport |
| Location: | Medford, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°22'27"N by 122°52'24"W |
| Area Served: | Medford, Oregon |
| Operator/Owner: | Jackson County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1335 feet (407 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MFR |
| More Information: | MFR Maps & Info |
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- 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.
- This airport was built in the late 1990s to replace an older one located 7 km from Mek'ele.
- Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- On 22 August 1982, Douglas DC-3 ET-AHP of Ethiopian Airlines was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Alula Aba Nega Airport", another name for MQX is "አሉላ አባ ነጋ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
- Alula Aba Nega Airport handled 112,060 passengers last year.
Facts about Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR):
- The closest airport to Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR) is Siskiyou County Airport (SIY), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SSE of MFR.
- Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport is a public airport three miles north of downtown Medford, in Jackson County, Oregon.
- Medford saw United Airlines Boeing 727s and 737s from 1967–68 until about 2003.
- Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,106 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The airport covers 885 acres at an elevation of 1,335 feet.
| 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 | 45.93 miles (73.92 km) SSE | Siskiyou County Airport (SIY) | Montague, California, United States | |
| 2 | 47.57 miles (76.55 km) SSE | Montague Airport-Yreka Rohrer Field (RKC) | Montague, California, United States | |
| 3 | 52.84 miles (85.04 km) ENE | Chiloquin State Airport (CHZ) | Chiloquin, Oregon, United States | |
| 4 | 60.23 miles (96.93 km) ESE | Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport (LMT) | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | |
| 5 | 64.55 miles (103.89 km) NNW | Roseburg Regional Airport (RBG) | Roseburg, Oregon, United States | |
| 6 | 75.37 miles (121.30 km) WSW | Brookings Airport (BOK) | Brookings, Oregon, United States | |
| 7 | 79.21 miles (127.48 km) W | Gold Beach Municipal Airport (GOL) | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | |
| 8 | 81.06 miles (130.45 km) WSW | Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) | Crescent City, California, United States | |
| 9 | 92.11 miles (148.24 km) WNW | Bandon State Airport (BDY) | Bandon, Oregon, United States | |
| 10 | 100.69 miles (162.04 km) NW | Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) | North Bend, Oregon, United States | |
| 11 | 115.62 miles (186.07 km) SW | Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV) | McKinleyville, California, United States | |
| 12 | 122.08 miles (196.46 km) N | Eugene Airport (EUG) | Eugene, Oregon, United States | |
| 13 | 126.01 miles (202.80 km) SSW | Murray Field (EKA) | Eureka, California, United States | |
| 14 | 126.11 miles (202.95 km) NE | Sunriver Airport (SUO) | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | |
| 15 | 127.37 miles (204.98 km) E | Lake County Airport (LKV) | Lakeview, Oregon, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,106.35 miles (17,873.89 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,025.87 miles (17,744.37 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,978.87 miles (17,668.74 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,949.44 miles (17,621.38 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,920.26 miles (17,574.41 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,888.10 miles (17,522.65 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,878.53 miles (17,507.26 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,832.34 miles (17,432.91 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 9 | 10,824.43 miles (17,420.18 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,809.82 miles (17,396.68 km) SSE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,805.27 miles (17,389.35 km) SSE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,762.01 miles (17,319.74 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,753.67 miles (17,306.31 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,746.54 miles (17,294.84 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,728.55 miles (17,265.89 km) ESE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |