Nonstop flight route between Ormoc City, Philippines and Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:

Arrival Airport:

Distance from OMC to MQX:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- OMC Airport Information
- MQX Airport Information
- Facts about OMC
- Facts about MQX
- Map of Nearest Airports to OMC
- List of Nearest Airports to OMC
- Map of Furthest Airports from OMC
- List of Furthest Airports from OMC
- Map of Nearest Airports to MQX
- List of Nearest Airports to MQX
- Map of Furthest Airports from MQX
- List of Furthest Airports from MQX
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ormoc Airport (OMC), Ormoc City, Philippines and Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,713 miles (or 9,194 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 Ormoc 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 Ormoc 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: | OMC / RPVO |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Ormoc City, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°3'22"N by 124°33'56"E |
Area Served: | Ormoc City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 83 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OMC |
More Information: | OMC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQX / HAMK |
Airport Names: |
|
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 Ormoc Airport (OMC):
- Ormoc Airport (OMC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ormoc Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at Ormoc 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 Ormoc Airport (OMC) is Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of OMC.
- Ormoc Airport handled 17,800 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Ormoc Airport (OMC) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Ormoc Airport (meaning Ormoc Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Ormoc Airport", another name for OMC is "Paliparan ng Ormoc Tugpahanan sa Ormoc Luparan han Ormoc".
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- On 22 August 1982, Douglas DC-3 ET-AHP of Ethiopian Airlines was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident.
- In addition to being known as "Alula Aba Nega Airport", another name for MQX is "አሉላ አባ ነጋ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
- 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.
- 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 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 handled 112,060 passengers last year.