Nonstop flight route between Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Toulouse, France:
Departure Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(43°38'5"N by 1°22'4"E)
Distance from MQX to TLS:
3,069.88 miles (4,940.48 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS), Toulouse, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,070 miles (or 4,940 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 Toulouse Blagnac 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 Toulouse Blagnac 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: | TLS / LFBO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Toulouse, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'5"N by 1°22'4"E |
| Area Served: | Toulouse, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Toulouse |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 497 feet (151 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TLS |
| More Information: | TLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (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.
- 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".
- 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.
Facts about Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS):
- Because of Toulouse Blagnac Airport's relatively low elevation of 497 feet, planes can take off or land at Toulouse Blagnac 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.
- Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) has 2 runways.
- Toulouse Blagnac Airport handled 7,559,350 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Toulouse Blagnac Airport", another name for TLS is "Aéroport de Toulouse – Blagnac".
- Shuttle buses to Toulouse city centre stop outside Hall B every 20 minutes.
- In 2012, the airport served 7,559,350 passengers.
- The furthest airport from Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (meaning Toulouse Blagnac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,328 miles (19,839 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) E of TLS.
| 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 | 46.50 miles (74.84 km) E | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 2 | 53.74 miles (86.48 km) NW | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 3 | 55.39 miles (89.14 km) ESE | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| 4 | 75.45 miles (121.43 km) WSW | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 5 | 76.94 miles (123.82 km) NE | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France | |
| 6 | 89.40 miles (143.87 km) S | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 7 | 91.24 miles (146.83 km) W | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 8 | 92.27 miles (148.49 km) NNW | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 9 | 97.23 miles (156.48 km) N | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 10 | 97.72 miles (157.27 km) SE | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| 11 | 101.50 miles (163.35 km) NNE | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 12 | 101.85 miles (163.91 km) ESE | Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport (BZR) | Béziers, France | |
| 13 | 111.35 miles (179.20 km) NNW | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France | |
| 14 | 129.90 miles (209.06 km) E | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) | Montpellier, France | |
| 15 | 132.04 miles (212.49 km) NW | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,327.53 miles (19,839.18 km) W | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,091.03 miles (19,458.58 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,066.89 miles (19,419.72 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,066.47 miles (19,419.06 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,063.19 miles (19,413.78 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,060.20 miles (19,408.97 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,050.76 miles (19,393.77 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,035.93 miles (19,369.91 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,028.45 miles (19,357.87 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,023.33 miles (19,349.63 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,001.26 miles (19,314.10 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,994.52 miles (19,303.27 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,991.54 miles (19,298.46 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,978.51 miles (19,277.49 km) SSE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,975.78 miles (19,273.11 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |