Nonstop flight route between Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(19°8'40"N by 104°33'30"W)
Distance from MQX to ZLO:
9,112.95 miles (14,665.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia and Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO), Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,113 miles (or 14,666 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 Playa de Oro International 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 Playa de Oro International 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: | ZLO / MMZO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°8'40"N by 104°33'30"W |
| Area Served: | Manzanillo, Colima |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZLO |
| More Information: | ZLO Maps & Info |
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (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".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO):
- Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Playa de Oro International Airport", another name for ZLO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Playa de Oro".
- The furthest airport from Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,649 miles (18,747 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Playa de Oro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Playa de Oro International 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 Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) is Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) E of ZLO.
| 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 | 64.68 miles (104.09 km) E | Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) | Colima, Colima, Mexico | |
| 2 | 115.30 miles (185.56 km) NNW | Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 3 | 125.00 miles (201.17 km) NE | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 4 | 158.24 miles (254.67 km) N | Amado Nervo International Airport (TPQ) | Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico | |
| 5 | 165.24 miles (265.93 km) E | Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 6 | 172.31 miles (277.30 km) ESE | Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) | Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 7 | 223.81 miles (360.18 km) NE | Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 8 | 228.81 miles (368.23 km) NE | Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) | Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 9 | 229.44 miles (369.24 km) ESE | Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) | Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 10 | 235.21 miles (378.53 km) ENE | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 11 | 237.08 miles (381.54 km) ENE | Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) | León, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 12 | 257.53 miles (414.46 km) ENE | Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 13 | 285.98 miles (460.24 km) NNE | General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 14 | 298.52 miles (480.43 km) NNW | General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) | Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico | |
| 15 | 301.73 miles (485.59 km) ENE | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,648.78 miles (18,746.85 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,279.42 miles (18,152.42 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,138.51 miles (17,925.65 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,131.39 miles (17,914.19 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 11,128.31 miles (17,909.23 km) S | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 6 | 11,070.21 miles (17,815.74 km) S | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,979.73 miles (17,670.12 km) S | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,953.58 miles (17,628.04 km) S | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,936.48 miles (17,600.52 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,864.23 miles (17,484.24 km) S | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,819.17 miles (17,411.73 km) S | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 12 | 10,781.97 miles (17,351.85 km) SE | Frégate Island Airport (FRK) | Frégate Island, Seychelles | |
| 13 | 10,763.06 miles (17,321.42 km) SE | Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) | Mahé, Seychelles | |
| 14 | 10,756.82 miles (17,311.38 km) SE | Praslin Island Airport (PRI) | Praslin Island, Seychelles | |
| 15 | 10,754.64 miles (17,307.88 km) E | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |