Nonstop flight route between Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States:
Departure Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(39°24'6"N by 77°59'4"W)
Distance from MQX to MRB:
7,012.98 miles (11,286.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB), Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,013 miles (or 11,286 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 Eastern WV Regional 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 Eastern WV Regional 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: | MRB / KMRB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°24'6"N by 77°59'4"W |
| Area Served: | Martinsburg, West Virginia |
| Operator/Owner: | Eastern WV Regional Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 565 feet (172 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MRB |
| More Information: | MRB Maps & Info |
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 (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.
- Alula Aba Nega Airport handled 112,060 passengers last year.
Facts about Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB):
- Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Eastern WV Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 565 feet, planes can take off or land at Eastern WV Regional 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.
- The closest airport to Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB) is Winchester Regional Airport (WGO), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of MRB.
- The furthest airport from Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,620 miles (18,701 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Eastern WV Regional Airport", another name for MRB is "Shepherd Field".
- The 167th Airlift Wing held an open house in conjunction with the Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Air Show on September 4 and 5, 2010.
| 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 | 19.77 miles (31.82 km) SSW | Winchester Regional Airport (WGO) | Winchester, Virginia, United States | |
| 2 | 25.27 miles (40.66 km) NNE | Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States | |
| 3 | 31.99 miles (51.48 km) SE | Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 4 | 32.60 miles (52.46 km) E | Frederick Municipal Airport (FDK) | Frederick, Maryland, United States | |
| 5 | 36.43 miles (58.63 km) SSW | Front Royal–Warren County Airport (FRR) | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 42.45 miles (68.31 km) SE | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) | Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 43.93 miles (70.69 km) WNW | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (CBE) | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | |
| 8 | 46.66 miles (75.10 km) ESE | Montgomery County Airpark (GAI) | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | |
| 9 | 48.47 miles (78.01 km) NE | Gettysburg Regional Airport (GTY) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 10 | 53.33 miles (85.83 km) SSE | Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) | Manassas, Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 53.33 miles (85.83 km) SSE | Manassas Regional Airport (MNZ) | Manassas, Virginia, United States | |
| 12 | 63.39 miles (102.02 km) SE | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) | Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States | |
| 13 | 63.91 miles (102.85 km) ESE | College Park Airport (CGS) | College Park, Maryland, United States | |
| 14 | 64.12 miles (103.19 km) SE | Davison Army Airfield (DAA) | Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 64.31 miles (103.49 km) NNW | Altoona–Blair County Airport (AOO) | Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,620.13 miles (18,700.74 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,596.66 miles (18,662.97 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,580.12 miles (18,636.34 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,571.78 miles (18,622.93 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,523.61 miles (18,545.40 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,515.84 miles (18,532.90 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,511.52 miles (18,525.95 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,500.96 miles (18,508.95 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,485.23 miles (18,483.64 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,468.17 miles (18,456.18 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,407.21 miles (18,358.08 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,373.41 miles (18,303.69 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,365.71 miles (18,291.30 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,357.90 miles (18,278.72 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,288.58 miles (18,167.16 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |