Nonstop flight route between Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso and Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ouahigouya Airport (OUG), Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso and Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,815 miles (or 4,530 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 Ouahigouya 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 Ouahigouya 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: | OUG / DFCC |
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Location: | Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°33'46"N by 2°25'23"W |
Area Served: | Ouahigouya |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1102 feet (336 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OUG |
More Information: | OUG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQX / HAMK |
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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 Ouahigouya Airport (OUG):
- In addition to being known as "Ouahigouya Airport", another name for OUG is "Ouahigouya Airport (Ouahigouya)".
- Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) is Tougan Airport (TUQ), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) SW of OUG.
- The furthest airport from Ouahigouya Airport (OUG) is Yasawa Island Airport (YAS), which is nearly antipodal to Ouahigouya Airport (meaning Ouahigouya Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yasawa Island Airport), and is located 12,216 miles (19,660 kilometers) away in Yasawa Island, Fiji.
Facts about Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX):
- 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.
- 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".
- 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, also known as Mek'ele Airport, is an airport serving Mek'ele, the capital city of the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia.
- On 22 August 1982, Douglas DC-3 ET-AHP of Ethiopian Airlines was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident.