Nonstop flight route between La Tabatière, Quebec, Canada and Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(50°49'50"N by 58°58'32"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Distance from ZLT to MQX:
5,862.94 miles (9,435.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Tabatière Airport (ZLT), La Tabatière, Quebec, Canada and Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,863 miles (or 9,435 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 La Tabatière 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 La Tabatière 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: | ZLT / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | La Tabatière, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°49'50"N by 58°58'32"W |
| Operator/Owner: | G.I.D.C. Mecatina |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZLT |
| More Information: | ZLT 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 La Tabatière Airport (ZLT):
- In addition to being known as "La Tabatière Airport", another name for ZLT is "CTU5".
- The furthest airport from La Tabatière Airport (ZLT) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,327 miles (18,230 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to La Tabatière Airport (ZLT) is Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WSW of ZLT.
- Because of La Tabatière Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at La Tabatière 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.
- La Tabatière Airport (ZLT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- 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.
- 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.
- On 22 August 1982, Douglas DC-3 ET-AHP of Ethiopian Airlines was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident.
- Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- This airport was built in the late 1990s to replace an older one located 7 km from Mek'ele.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.85 miles (33.56 km) WSW | Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) | Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada |     |
| 2 | 29.60 miles (47.64 km) NNE | Saint-Augustin Airport (YIF) | Saint-Augustin, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 38.26 miles (61.58 km) SW | Chevery Airport (YHR) | Chevery, Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | 88.32 miles (142.14 km) ENE | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 109.77 miles (176.66 km) WSW | Kégashka Airport (ZKG) | Kegaska, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 131.30 miles (211.30 km) WSW | Natashquan Airport (YNA) | Natashquan, Quebec, Canada | |
| 7 | 131.31 miles (211.33 km) ENE | St. Anthony Airport (YAY) | St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 8 | 132.21 miles (212.77 km) SSE | Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) | Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 9 | 159.32 miles (256.41 km) S | Stephenville Airport (YJT) | Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 164.40 miles (264.58 km) NE | Port Hope Simpson Airport (YHA) | Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 11 | 168.46 miles (271.12 km) NE | Mary's Harbour Airport (YMH) | Mary's Harbour, Labrador, Canada | |
| 12 | 172.50 miles (277.61 km) W | Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) (YBJ) | Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 177.25 miles (285.25 km) NE | St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (YFX) | St. Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 14 | 181.19 miles (291.60 km) NE | Charlottetown Airport (YHG) | Charlottetown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 15 | 181.81 miles (292.59 km) NE | Williams Harbour Airport (YWM) | Williams Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,327.35 miles (18,229.56 km) S | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,266.20 miles (18,131.15 km) SSE | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,251.41 miles (18,107.35 km) S | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,240.99 miles (18,090.57 km) S | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,231.53 miles (18,075.36 km) SSE | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,218.77 miles (18,054.82 km) SSE | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,200.99 miles (18,026.20 km) SSE | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,118.06 miles (17,892.74 km) WSW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,116.15 miles (17,889.67 km) SSE | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,113.18 miles (17,884.89 km) SW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,109.10 miles (17,878.31 km) SW | Kingscote Airport (KGC) | Kingscote, South Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,106.42 miles (17,874.00 km) SSE | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,106.31 miles (17,873.83 km) SSE | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,102.47 miles (17,867.65 km) WSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,097.38 miles (17,859.46 km) WSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 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 | |