Nonstop flight route between Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(19°45'52"S by 47°57'57"W)
Distance from MQX to UBA:
6,372.13 miles (10,254.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA), Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,372 miles (or 10,255 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: | UBA / SBUR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°45'52"S by 47°57'57"W |
| Area Served: | Uberaba |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2655 feet (809 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UBA |
| More Information: | UBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA):
- The furthest airport from Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (meaning Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,014 miles (19,334 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- The closest airport to Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) is Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI), which is located 63 miles (102 kilometers) NNW of UBA.
- Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport handled 177,985 passengers last year.
- Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport was founded on May 23, 1935 and originally called after Alberto Santos-Dumont.
- The airport is located 6 km from downtown Uberaba.
- Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport (UBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco Airport", another name for UBA is "Aeroporto Uberaba–Mário de Almeida Franco".
| 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 | 63.18 miles (101.68 km) NNW | Uberlândia–Ten. Cel. Av. César Bombonato Airport (UDI) | Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 2 | 66.61 miles (107.20 km) ENE | Romeu Zema Airport (AAX) | Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 3 | 68.46 miles (110.17 km) SSE | Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) | Franca, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 4 | 69.89 miles (112.47 km) SW | Chafei Amsei State Airport (BAT) | Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 5 | 95.56 miles (153.79 km) S | Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO) | Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | 118.19 miles (190.21 km) SW | Prof. Eribelto Manoel Reino State Airport (SJP) | São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | |
| 7 | 122.28 miles (196.80 km) NW | Francisco Vilela do Amaral Airport (ITR) | Itumbiara, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 8 | 122.29 miles (196.81 km) NE | Pedro Pereira dos Santos Airport (POJ) | Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 141.38 miles (227.53 km) S | Bartolomeu de Gusmão State Airport (AQA) | Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 10 | 145.96 miles (234.90 km) S | Mário Pereira Lopes State Airport (QSC) | São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 11 | 147.11 miles (236.75 km) NNW | Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport (CLV) | Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 12 | 185.61 miles (298.70 km) WSW | Dario Guarita State Airport (ARU) | Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 191.49 miles (308.17 km) SSW | Bauru State Airport (BAU) | Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 14 | 203.11 miles (326.87 km) E | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 204.57 miles (329.22 km) SE | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,013.73 miles (19,334.17 km) N | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 12,007.44 miles (19,324.05 km) N | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,912.18 miles (19,170.75 km) NNE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,907.18 miles (19,162.70 km) NNE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,901.49 miles (19,153.54 km) NNE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,885.75 miles (19,128.21 km) NNE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,883.94 miles (19,125.30 km) NE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,875.47 miles (19,111.66 km) NNE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,874.61 miles (19,110.28 km) NE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,843.18 miles (19,059.70 km) ENE | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,831.76 miles (19,041.33 km) ENE | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,830.89 miles (19,039.92 km) NNE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,820.44 miles (19,023.11 km) NNE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 14 | 11,782.87 miles (18,962.64 km) E | Basco Airport (BSO) | Basco, Batanes, Philippines | |
| 15 | 11,772.66 miles (18,946.21 km) ENE | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |