Nonstop flight route between Nukus, Uzbekistan and Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nukus Airport (NCU), Nukus, Uzbekistan and Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,337 miles (or 3,760 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 relatively short distance between Nukus Airport and Alula Aba Nega Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NCU / UTNN | 
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| Location: | Nukus, Uzbekistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°29'17"N by 59°37'23"E | 
| Area Served: | Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Uzbekistan | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 249 feet (76 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NCU | 
| More Information: | NCU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQX / HAMK | 
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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 Nukus Airport (NCU):
- Because of Nukus Airport's relatively low elevation of 249 feet, planes can take off or land at Nukus 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Nukus Airport", another name for NCU is "Nukus Aeroporti".
 - The furthest airport from Nukus Airport (NCU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,212 miles (18,043 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - Nukus Airport (NCU) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Nukus Airport (NCU) is Daşoguz Airport (TAZ), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) SSE of NCU.
 
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".
 - Alula Aba Nega Airport handled 112,060 passengers last year.
 - The airport resides at an elevation of 7,406 feet above mean sea level.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
