Nonstop flight route between Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Oujda, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°47'13"N by 1°55'26"W)
Distance from MQX to OUD:
2,970.44 miles (4,780.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Angads Airport (OUD), Oujda, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,970 miles (or 4,780 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 Angads 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 Angads 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: | OUD / GMFO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Oujda, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°47'13"N by 1°55'26"W |
| Area Served: | Oujda, Morocco |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1535 feet (468 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OUD |
| More Information: | OUD Maps & Info |
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- On 22 August 1982, Douglas DC-3 ET-AHP of Ethiopian Airlines was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Angads Airport (OUD):
- In addition to being known as "Angads Airport", other names for OUD include "مطار وجدة أنجاد" and "Oujda Angads Airport".
- Angads Airport (OUD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Angads Airport (OUD) is Melilla Airport (MLN), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of OUD.
- Angads Airport is an airport serving Oujda, a city in the Oriental region in Morocco.
- The furthest airport from Angads Airport (OUD) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Angads Airport (meaning Angads Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Great Barrier Aerodrome), and is located 12,259 miles (19,729 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
| 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 | 67.60 miles (108.79 km) WNW | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 2 | 79.81 miles (128.44 km) ENE | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 3 | 93.35 miles (150.24 km) NE | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 4 | 94.22 miles (151.63 km) NE | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 5 | 111.73 miles (179.81 km) WNW | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 6 | 120.76 miles (194.35 km) ENE | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 7 | 144.28 miles (232.20 km) N | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 8 | 158.57 miles (255.19 km) ENE | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 9 | 184.05 miles (296.20 km) WSW | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 10 | 194.60 miles (313.18 km) NW | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 11 | 195.60 miles (314.79 km) NNW | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 12 | 199.70 miles (321.38 km) WNW | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 13 | 199.70 miles (321.38 km) WNW | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 14 | 205.33 miles (330.44 km) WNW | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 15 | 208.18 miles (335.03 km) ENE | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,259.20 miles (19,729.22 km) SE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,237.10 miles (19,693.65 km) SE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,220.40 miles (19,666.77 km) SE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,216.79 miles (19,660.97 km) ESE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,211.58 miles (19,652.58 km) SSE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,210.86 miles (19,651.43 km) SSE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,204.11 miles (19,640.56 km) SE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,198.93 miles (19,632.22 km) E | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,197.37 miles (19,629.72 km) SE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,195.15 miles (19,626.14 km) SSE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,191.75 miles (19,620.67 km) ESE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,188.07 miles (19,614.75 km) ESE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,187.34 miles (19,613.57 km) SSE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,174.90 miles (19,593.56 km) SE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,168.93 miles (19,583.95 km) S | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |