Nonstop flight route between Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia:
Departure Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(49°58'23"N by 92°4'46"E)
Distance from MQX to ULO:
3,871.64 miles (6,230.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Ulaangom Airport (ULO), Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,872 miles (or 6,231 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: | ULO / ZMUG |
| Airport Name: | Ulaangom Airport |
| Location: | Ulaangom, Uvs Province, Mongolia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°58'23"N by 92°4'46"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ULO |
| More Information: | ULO 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.
- 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.
- Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Alula Aba Nega Airport, also known as Mek'ele Airport, is an airport serving Mek'ele, the capital city of the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Alula Aba Nega Airport", another name for MQX is "አሉላ አባ ነጋ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
Facts about Ulaangom Airport (ULO):
- The closest airport to Ulaangom Airport (ULO) is Ölgii Airport (ULG), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) SW of ULO.
- The furthest airport from Ulaangom Airport (ULO) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 11,756 miles (18,920 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
- Ulaangom Airport (ULO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ulaangom Airport handled 12,300 passengers last year.
| 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 | 118.32 miles (190.42 km) SW | Ölgii Airport (ULG) | Bayan-Ölgii Province, Mongolia | |
| 2 | 140.53 miles (226.16 km) S | Khovd Airport (HVD) | Khovd, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 155.36 miles (250.03 km) NE | Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) | Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia | |
| 4 | 237.79 miles (382.68 km) SW | Altay Airport (AAT) | Altay, Xinjiang, China | |
| 5 | 248.23 miles (399.49 km) SSW | Fuyun Airport (FYN) | Fuyun, Xinjiang, China | |
| 6 | 259.75 miles (418.03 km) WSW | Kanas Airport (KJI) | Burqin County, Xinjiang, China | |
| 7 | 262.16 miles (421.90 km) N | Abakan International Airport (ABA) | Abakan, Khakassia, Russia | |
| 8 | 313.20 miles (504.05 km) SE | Altai Airport (LTI) | Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia | |
| 9 | 345.45 miles (555.94 km) NW | Spichenkovo Airport (NOZ) | Prokopyevsk, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia | |
| 10 | 357.98 miles (576.11 km) E | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 11 | 425.41 miles (684.62 km) W | Oskemen Airport (UKK) | Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Kazakhstan | |
| 12 | 428.61 miles (689.77 km) N | Yemelyanovo International Airport Аэропорт Емельяново (KJA) | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| 13 | 433.99 miles (698.44 km) NW | Barnaul Airport (BAX) | Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia | |
| 14 | 439.36 miles (707.07 km) N | Achinsk Airport (ACS) | Achinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia | |
| 15 | 443.17 miles (713.21 km) NNW | Kemerovo International Airport (KEJ) | Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,756.14 miles (18,919.63 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,746.10 miles (18,903.47 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,734.97 miles (18,885.56 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,712.84 miles (18,849.94 km) W | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,675.40 miles (18,789.69 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,656.26 miles (18,758.89 km) W | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,644.69 miles (18,740.27 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,636.99 miles (18,727.88 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,635.07 miles (18,724.79 km) W | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,624.14 miles (18,707.20 km) W | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,618.52 miles (18,698.15 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,587.94 miles (18,648.94 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,578.80 miles (18,634.22 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,570.26 miles (18,620.48 km) WSW | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,566.67 miles (18,614.71 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |