Nonstop flight route between Monticello, Utah, United States and Axum, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(37°55'56"N by 109°20'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E)
Distance from MXC to AXU:
8,288.06 miles (13,338.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Monticello Airport (MXC), Monticello, Utah, United States and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), Axum, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,288 miles (or 13,338 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 Monticello Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV 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 Monticello Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXC / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Monticello, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°55'56"N by 109°20'27"W |
| Area Served: | Monticello, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Monticello |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6966 feet (2,123 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXC |
| More Information: | MXC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXU / HAAX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E |
| Area Served: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6916 feet (2,108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXU |
| More Information: | AXU Maps & Info |
Facts about Monticello Airport (MXC):
- Because of Monticello Airport's high elevation of 6,966 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MXC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MXC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Monticello Airport covers an area of 264 acres at an elevation of 6,966 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Monticello Airport (MXC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,875 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Monticello Airport (MXC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Monticello Airport (MXC) is Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of MXC.
- In addition to being known as "Monticello Airport", another name for MXC is "U64".
Facts about Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU):
- Because of Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport's high elevation of 6,916 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AXU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AXU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- On 2 May 1987, Douglas C-47A ET-AGT of Ethiopian Airlines was destroyed on the ground in an attack on the airport by Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23s.
- The furthest airport from Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (meaning Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,824 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SE of AXU.
- Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport", another name for AXU is "የአክሱም ዮሃነስ አራት የአየር ማረፊያ".
- The airport is named after Yohannes IV, the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1872 to 1889.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.35 miles (40.79 km) SSW | Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG) | Blanding, Utah, United States |     |
| 2 | 58.43 miles (94.04 km) SE | Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ) | Cortez, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 61.09 miles (98.31 km) NNW | Canyonlands Field (CNY) | Moab, Utah, United States | |
| 4 | 78.07 miles (125.64 km) E | Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) | Telluride, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 79.59 miles (128.09 km) WSW | Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) | Glen Canyon, Utah, United States | |
| 6 | 88.09 miles (141.76 km) ENE | Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ) | Montrose, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 93.26 miles (150.09 km) NNE | Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 95.07 miles (153.00 km) ESE | Animas Air Park (AMK) | Durango, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 97.14 miles (156.33 km) SSW | Kayenta Airport (MVM) | Kayenta, Arizona, United States | |
| 10 | 102.34 miles (164.70 km) ESE | Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) | Durango, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 102.48 miles (164.92 km) SE | Four Corners Regional Airport (FMN) | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 132.81 miles (213.74 km) ESE | Stevens Field (FAA: PSO) (PGO) | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 134.91 miles (217.12 km) WSW | Page Municipal Airport (PGA) | Page, Arizona, United States | |
| 14 | 137.13 miles (220.69 km) ENE | Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC) | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 140.34 miles (225.86 km) NE | Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) | Rifle, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,106.82 miles (17,874.65 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,999.71 miles (17,702.27 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,973.43 miles (17,659.97 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,952.21 miles (17,625.82 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,787.86 miles (17,361.34 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,675.69 miles (17,180.81 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,663.44 miles (17,161.10 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,630.82 miles (17,108.60 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,559.88 miles (16,994.44 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,521.69 miles (16,932.98 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,515.05 miles (16,922.30 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,498.36 miles (16,895.44 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,479.21 miles (16,864.61 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,468.33 miles (16,847.10 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,463.06 miles (16,838.63 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.72 miles (110.60 km) SE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 80.30 miles (129.23 km) N | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 3 | 113.92 miles (183.34 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 128.77 miles (207.23 km) W | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 143.63 miles (231.14 km) SW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 150.15 miles (241.64 km) S | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) SSW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 184.94 miles (297.62 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 9 | 201.33 miles (324.02 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 10 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) SSE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 235.79 miles (379.47 km) S | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 270.03 miles (434.57 km) ESE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 272.87 miles (439.14 km) WSW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 14 | 284.23 miles (457.43 km) E | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 15 | 336.38 miles (541.34 km) SE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,318.37 miles (19,824.45 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,280.59 miles (19,763.64 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,202.49 miles (19,637.95 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,164.10 miles (19,576.17 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,112.78 miles (19,493.58 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,111.61 miles (19,491.69 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,100.02 miles (19,473.05 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,099.20 miles (19,471.73 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,076.28 miles (19,434.85 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,075.48 miles (19,433.56 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,068.09 miles (19,421.67 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,045.87 miles (19,385.90 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,036.28 miles (19,370.47 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,946.10 miles (19,225.33 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,933.43 miles (19,204.95 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |