Nonstop flight route between Redmond, Oregon, United States and Mekane Selam, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(44°15'15"N by 121°8'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(10°43'27"N by 38°44'29"E)
Distance from RDM to MKS:
8,434.35 miles (13,573.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roberts Field (RDM), Redmond, Oregon, United States and Mekane Selam Airport (MKS), Mekane Selam, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,434 miles (or 13,574 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 Roberts Field and Mekane Selam 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 Roberts Field and Mekane Selam Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDM / KRDM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Redmond, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°15'15"N by 121°8'58"W |
| Area Served: | Redmond, Oregon |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Redmond |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3080 feet (939 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RDM |
| More Information: | RDM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKS / HAMA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°43'27"N by 38°44'29"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKS |
| More Information: | MKS Maps & Info |
Facts about Roberts Field (RDM):
- In addition to being known as "Roberts Field", other names for RDM include "Redmond Municipal Airport" and "(former Redmond Army Airfield)".
- Passenger boardings increased in the first half of 2010.
- The closest airport to Roberts Field (RDM) is Prineville Airport (PRZ), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of RDM.
- The furthest airport from Roberts Field (RDM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,951 miles (17,623 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Roberts Field is in Deschutes County, Oregon a mile southeast of Redmond, which owns it.
- A passenger terminal was built in 1950 and replaced in 1981 by a 6,000-square-foot terminal.
- Horizon announced cuts to Seattle and Portland service in 2009, as it continues to phase out its smaller airliners in favor of fewer, larger flights on Q400's.
- Roberts Field (RDM) has 2 runways.
- United Express upgraded its CRJ 200 flights to Denver from weekend only to daily and expanded operations to San Francisco from the EMB-120 to the CRJ 200.
- The airport upgraded its mass-casualty vehicle in 2011 due to larger commercial jets using Roberts Field.
Facts about Mekane Selam Airport (MKS):
- The closest airport to Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) is Combolcha Airport (DSE), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) ENE of MKS.
- In addition to being known as "Mekane Selam Airport", another name for MKS is "Mekane Selam".
- The furthest airport from Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Mekane Selam Airport (meaning Mekane Selam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,747 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.37 miles (19.91 km) E | Prineville Airport (PRZ) | Prineville, Oregon, United States |     |
| 2 | 28.75 miles (46.27 km) N | Madras Municipal AirportMadras Army Airfield (MDJ) | Madras, Oregon, United States | |
| 3 | 30.13 miles (48.50 km) SSW | Sunriver Airport (SUO) | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | |
| 4 | 94.28 miles (151.72 km) N | Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (DLS) | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | |
| 5 | 101.80 miles (163.83 km) WNW | McNary Field (SLE) | Salem, Oregon, United States | |
| 6 | 102.90 miles (165.60 km) W | Eugene Airport (EUG) | Eugene, Oregon, United States | |
| 7 | 104.57 miles (168.28 km) NNW | Cascade Locks State Airport (CZK) | Cascade Locks, Oregon, United States | |
| 8 | 106.99 miles (172.19 km) W | Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO) | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | |
| 9 | 108.33 miles (174.34 km) E | Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA) (JDA) | John Day, Oregon, United States | |
| 10 | 108.44 miles (174.52 km) NW | Portland-Troutdale Airport (TTD) | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| 11 | 116.26 miles (187.11 km) NW | Portland International Airport (PDX) | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| 12 | 118.39 miles (190.53 km) ESE | Burns Municipal Airport (BNO) | Burns, Oregon, United States | |
| 13 | 121.08 miles (194.86 km) SSW | Chiloquin State Airport (CHZ) | Chiloquin, Oregon, United States | |
| 14 | 125.13 miles (201.38 km) NW | Portland-Hillsboro Airport (HIO) | Hillsboro / Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| 15 | 130.55 miles (210.10 km) WSW | Roseburg Regional Airport (RBG) | Roseburg, Oregon, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,950.57 miles (17,623.18 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,869.74 miles (17,493.11 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,840.25 miles (17,445.65 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,811.22 miles (17,398.93 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,789.34 miles (17,363.72 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,734.69 miles (17,275.77 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,724.42 miles (17,259.24 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 8 | 10,723.83 miles (17,258.29 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,668.30 miles (17,168.92 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,653.77 miles (17,145.54 km) SSE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,649.13 miles (17,138.07 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,635.47 miles (17,116.09 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,618.13 miles (17,088.18 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,615.03 miles (17,083.19 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,606.13 miles (17,068.87 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.31 miles (113.15 km) ENE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 87.97 miles (141.57 km) N | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 94.30 miles (151.76 km) NNW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 120.75 miles (194.32 km) S | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 152.37 miles (245.21 km) NW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 196.91 miles (316.90 km) NNE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 224.92 miles (361.97 km) ESE | Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR) | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 235.79 miles (379.47 km) N | Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) | Axum, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 248.62 miles (400.11 km) NNW | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 248.79 miles (400.38 km) SSW | Aba Segud Airport (JIM) | Jimma, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 253.24 miles (407.55 km) S | Awasa International Airport (AWA) | Awasa, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 264.53 miles (425.72 km) SSE | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| 13 | 271.27 miles (436.57 km) E | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 14 | 278.28 miles (447.85 km) WNW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 15 | 280.33 miles (451.14 km) SW | Gore Airport (GOR) | Gore, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,270.45 miles (19,747.33 km) WSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,083.86 miles (19,447.04 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,060.05 miles (19,408.72 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,023.18 miles (19,349.39 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,013.66 miles (19,334.06 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,000.93 miles (19,313.57 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,964.64 miles (19,255.18 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,959.47 miles (19,246.86 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,954.68 miles (19,239.15 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,928.51 miles (19,197.03 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,897.65 miles (19,147.37 km) SSE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,858.84 miles (19,084.91 km) ESE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,841.82 miles (19,057.51 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,822.53 miles (19,026.47 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,719.96 miles (18,861.40 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |