Nonstop flight route between Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada and Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(50°40'27"N by 59°23'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(13°28'1"N by 39°31'59"E)
Distance from ZTB to MQX:
5,882.99 miles (9,467.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB), Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada and Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,883 miles (or 9,468 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 Tête-à-la-Baleine 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 Tête-à-la-Baleine 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: | ZTB / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tête-à-la-Baleine, Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°40'27"N by 59°23'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Municipalité de la Côte Nord du Golfe St Laurent |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 107 feet (33 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZTB |
| More Information: | ZTB 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 Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB):
- The closest airport to Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) is Chevery Airport (YHR), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SW of ZTB.
- Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport's relatively low elevation of 107 feet, planes can take off or land at Tête-à-la-Baleine 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport", another name for ZTB is "CTB6".
- The furthest airport from Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (ZTB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,341 miles (18,251 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Alula Aba Nega Airport", another name for MQX is "አሉላ አባ ነጋ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ".
- 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, also known as Mek'ele Airport, is an airport serving Mek'ele, the capital city of the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia.
- 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.
- 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 handled 112,060 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.03 miles (29.01 km) SW | Chevery Airport (YHR) | Chevery, Quebec, Canada |     |
| 2 | 20.85 miles (33.56 km) ENE | La Tabatière Airport (ZLT) | La Tabatière, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 48.65 miles (78.30 km) NE | Saint-Augustin Airport (YIF) | Saint-Augustin, Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | 89.19 miles (143.53 km) WSW | Kégashka Airport (ZKG) | Kegaska, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 109.17 miles (175.69 km) ENE | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (YBX) | Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, Canada | |
| 6 | 111.02 miles (178.67 km) WSW | Natashquan Airport (YNA) | Natashquan, Quebec, Canada | |
| 7 | 134.43 miles (216.34 km) SE | Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF) | Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 8 | 151.72 miles (244.17 km) ENE | St. Anthony Airport (YAY) | St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 9 | 152.03 miles (244.67 km) SSE | Stephenville Airport (YJT) | Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 10 | 153.05 miles (246.31 km) W | Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) (YBJ) | Baie-Johan-Beetz, Quebec, Canada | |
| 11 | 184.58 miles (297.06 km) NE | Port Hope Simpson Airport (YHA) | Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| 12 | 187.82 miles (302.27 km) W | Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport (YGV) | Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada | |
| 13 | 188.03 miles (302.60 km) NNW | CFB Goose Bay (YYR) | Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada | |
| 14 | 189.17 miles (304.44 km) NE | Mary's Harbour Airport (YMH) | Mary's Harbour, Labrador, Canada | |
| 15 | 197.96 miles (318.58 km) NE | St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (YFX) | St. Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,340.82 miles (18,251.23 km) S | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,280.86 miles (18,154.74 km) SSE | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,261.32 miles (18,123.29 km) S | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,254.43 miles (18,112.20 km) S | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,246.86 miles (18,100.03 km) SSE | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,233.86 miles (18,079.10 km) SSE | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,215.84 miles (18,050.10 km) SSE | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,130.68 miles (17,913.04 km) SSE | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,121.16 miles (17,897.72 km) SSE | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,120.75 miles (17,897.08 km) SSE | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,108.82 miles (17,877.87 km) WSW | Portland Airport (PTJ) | Portland, Victoria, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,104.73 miles (17,871.29 km) SW | Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) | Mount Gambier, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,104.11 miles (17,870.28 km) SW | Kingscote Airport (KGC) | Kingscote, South Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,090.92 miles (17,849.06 km) WSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,089.61 miles (17,846.95 km) S | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, 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 | |