Nonstop flight route between Tumbes, Peru and Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(3°33'9"S by 80°22'51"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Distance from TBP to MQX:
8,284.31 miles (13,332.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), Tumbes, Peru and Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,284 miles (or 13,332 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 Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez 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 Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez 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: | TBP / SPME |
| Airport Name: | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport |
| Location: | Tumbes, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°33'9"S by 80°22'51"W |
| Area Served: | Tumbes |
| Operator/Owner: | ADP |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TBP |
| More Information: | TBP 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 Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP):
- The furthest airport from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is nearly antipodal to Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (meaning Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kualanamu International Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Medan, Indonesia.
- Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) is Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ENE of TBP.
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- 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 (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Alula Aba Nega Airport handled 112,060 passengers last year.
- 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.
- This airport was built in the late 1990s to replace an older one located 7 km from Mek'ele.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 7,406 feet above mean 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.
- In addition to being known as "Alula Aba Nega Airport", another name for MQX is "አሉላ አባ ነጋ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.97 miles (46.62 km) ENE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador |     |
| 2 | 64.61 miles (103.98 km) SSE | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 76.02 miles (122.34 km) ESE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 92.86 miles (149.44 km) SW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 5 | 102.11 miles (164.34 km) NNW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 102.32 miles (164.66 km) NNE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 106.68 miles (171.69 km) ENE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 114.98 miles (185.05 km) S | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 9 | 173.61 miles (279.40 km) N | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 178.39 miles (287.09 km) ENE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 181.27 miles (291.73 km) N | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 204.22 miles (328.66 km) NE | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 213.57 miles (343.71 km) NE | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 219.69 miles (353.56 km) NNE | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 226.71 miles (364.86 km) S | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,384.86 miles (19,931.44 km) E | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,371.48 miles (19,909.91 km) E | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,349.37 miles (19,874.33 km) WNW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 12,313.28 miles (19,816.26 km) NW | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,308.02 miles (19,807.78 km) NNW | Penang International Airport (PEN) | Penang, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 12,300.58 miles (19,795.82 km) WNW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 7 | 12,294.28 miles (19,785.68 km) NNW | RMAF Butterworth (UTE) | Butterworth, South Africa | |
| 8 | 12,294.28 miles (19,785.68 km) NNW | RMAF Butterworth (BWH) | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,291.32 miles (19,780.91 km) WNW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 12,287.51 miles (19,774.79 km) N | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,282.85 miles (19,767.28 km) WNW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,253.18 miles (19,719.53 km) NW | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,246.49 miles (19,708.76 km) NNW | Sultan Abdul Halim Airport (AOR) | Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,244.50 miles (19,705.56 km) N | Langkawi International Airport (LGK) | Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,234.41 miles (19,689.32 km) WNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 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 | |