Nonstop flight route between Nizhnevartovsk, Russia and Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(60°57'0"N by 76°28'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Distance from NJC to MQX:
3,764.28 miles (6,058.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC), Nizhnevartovsk, Russia and Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,764 miles (or 6,058 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NJC / USNN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nizhnevartovsk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°57'0"N by 76°28'59"E |
| Area Served: | Nizhnevartovsk |
| Operator/Owner: | Nizhnevartovskavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NJC |
| More Information: | NJC 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 Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC):
- Because of Nizhnevartovsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Nizhnevartovsk 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.
- Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nizhnevartovsk Airport", another name for NJC is "Аэропорт Нижневартовск".
- The furthest airport from Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 11,108 miles (17,876 kilometers) away in Punta Arenas, Chile.
- The closest airport to Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) is Strezhevoy (SWT), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of NJC.
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.95 miles (69.13 km) ESE | Strezhevoy (SWT) | Strezhevoy, Tomsk Oblast, Russia |     |
| 2 | 88.02 miles (141.65 km) NNE | Raduzhny Airport (RAT) | Raduzhny, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 3 | 106.22 miles (170.94 km) WNW | Surgut Airport (SGC) | Surgut, Russia | |
| 4 | 106.98 miles (172.17 km) NW | Kogalym International Airport (KGP) | Kogalym, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 128.73 miles (207.18 km) W | Nefteyugansk Airport (NFG) | Nefteyugansk, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 6 | 159.22 miles (256.24 km) NNW | Noyabrsk Airport (NOJ) | Noyabrsk, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 7 | 247.78 miles (398.76 km) W | Khanty-Mansiysk (HMA) | Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia | |
| 8 | 334.25 miles (537.92 km) NNW | Nadym Airport (NYM) | Nadym, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 9 | 353.93 miles (569.60 km) N | Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX) | Novy Urengoy, Russia | |
| 10 | 366.36 miles (589.59 km) WNW | Nyagan Airport (NYA) | Nyagan, Tyumen Oblast, Russia | |
| 11 | 399.58 miles (643.06 km) W | Uray Airport (URJ) | Uray, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 12 | 429.35 miles (690.97 km) SSW | Tsentralny Airport (OMS) | Omsk, Russia | |
| 13 | 429.60 miles (691.37 km) W | Sovetsky Tyumenskaya (OVS) | Sovetsky, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 14 | 443.98 miles (714.51 km) SE | Tomsk Bogashevo Airport (TOF) | Tomsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 449.39 miles (723.22 km) ENE | Podkamennaya Tunguska Airport (TGP) | Podkamennaya Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,107.93 miles (17,876.44 km) W | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,104.88 miles (17,871.53 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,095.40 miles (17,856.28 km) W | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,036.43 miles (17,761.36 km) W | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,035.53 miles (17,759.92 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,025.10 miles (17,743.14 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,998.52 miles (17,700.36 km) WSW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 8 | 10,996.94 miles (17,697.81 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,891.71 miles (17,528.46 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,890.18 miles (17,526.00 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,827.83 miles (17,425.65 km) WSW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,803.63 miles (17,386.71 km) WSW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,792.57 miles (17,368.91 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,787.99 miles (17,361.54 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,717.36 miles (17,247.88 km) WSW | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 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 | |