Nonstop flight route between Milano, Italy and Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(45°37'48"N by 8°43'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Distance from MXP to MQX:
2,857.77 miles (4,599.12 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP), Milano, Italy and Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,858 miles (or 4,599 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 Milan Malpensa Airport and Alula Aba Nega 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 Milan Malpensa Airport and Alula Aba Nega Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXP / LIMC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Milano, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°37'48"N by 8°43'23"E |
| Area Served: | Milan and some Swiss area like Lugano and St Moritz |
| Operator/Owner: | SEA Aeroporti di Milano |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1000 feet (305 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXP |
| More Information: | MXP Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP):
- In addition to being known as "Milan Malpensa Airport", another name for MXP is "Aeroporto di Milano-Malpensa "Città di Milano"".
- Malpensa Airport official opening to commercial traffic took place on 21 November 1948 as "Aeroporto Città di Busto Arsizio", although Belgian national flag carrier Sabena had started flying to Brussels from here a year earlier.
- Terminal 2 is currently used by EasyJet only.
- Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) has 2 runways.
- Milan Malpensa Airport handled 18,537,301 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Milan Malpensa Airport (meaning Milan Malpensa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,153 miles (19,559 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Malpensa Shuttle and Malpensa Bus Express connect the airport to Milan Central Station and the metro.
- The closest airport to Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) is Lugano Airport (LUG), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNE of MXP.
- The airfield has been associated with aviation for more than 100 years.
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (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 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.
- Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.34 miles (44.00 km) NNE | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland |     |
| 2 | 29.63 miles (47.68 km) ESE | Milan Linate Airport (LIN) | Milan, Italy | |
| 3 | 47.28 miles (76.08 km) E | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy | |
| 4 | 59.86 miles (96.34 km) WSW | Turin Airport (TRN) | Turin, Italy | |
| 5 | 65.80 miles (105.90 km) W | Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) | Aosta, Italy | |
| 6 | 69.42 miles (111.72 km) SE | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) | Piacenza, Italy | |
| 7 | 78.50 miles (126.34 km) WNW | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 8 | 79.08 miles (127.27 km) E | Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) | Brescia, Italy | |
| 9 | 83.64 miles (134.60 km) NE | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 10 | 84.25 miles (135.59 km) S | Genoa Airport (GOA) | Genoa, Italy | |
| 11 | 92.08 miles (148.19 km) SW | Cuneo International Airport (CUF) | Cuneo, Italy | |
| 12 | 94.70 miles (152.40 km) SE | Parma Airport (PMF) | Parma, Italy | |
| 13 | 100.92 miles (162.41 km) W | Megève Aerodrome (MVV) | Megève, France | |
| 14 | 102.39 miles (164.78 km) W | Courchevel Airport (CVF) | Courchevel, France | |
| 15 | 103.01 miles (165.78 km) N | Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,153.16 miles (19,558.57 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,706.74 miles (18,840.13 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,705.44 miles (18,838.03 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,699.70 miles (18,828.79 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,680.81 miles (18,798.40 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,679.63 miles (18,796.49 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,673.93 miles (18,787.33 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,655.03 miles (18,756.90 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,642.37 miles (18,736.53 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,641.08 miles (18,734.46 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,635.04 miles (18,724.74 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,629.64 miles (18,716.04 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,627.58 miles (18,712.73 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,615.37 miles (18,693.08 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,605.47 miles (18,677.15 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |