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MQX to ADD: distance & flight time
Makale (Mekele Airport) → Addis Ababa (Addis Ababa Bole International Airport)
314 mi
506 km · 273 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
314 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MQX — Mekele Airport · Makale, Ethiopia
- ADD — Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MQX
- AXU · Axum Airport69 mi away
- LLI · Lalibella Airport110 mi away
- ASM · Asmara International Airport133 mi away
- DBT · Debre Tabor Airport146 mi away
Near ADD
- QHR · Harar Meda Airport23 mi away
- DBM · Debra Marcos Airport120 mi away
- MKS · Mekane Selam Airport121 mi away
- AWA · Awassa Airport134 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MQX from ADD?
The flight distance from Makale (MQX) to Addis Ababa (ADD) is 314 miles (506 km, 273 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MQX to ADD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MQX to ADD?
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