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MSW to ADD: distance & flight time
Massawa (Massawa International Airport) → Addis Ababa (Addis Ababa Bole International Airport)
464 mi
747 km · 403 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
464 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m 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
- MSW — Massawa International Airport · Massawa, Eritrea
- 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 MSW
- ASM · Asmara International Airport40 mi away
- AXU · Axum Airport113 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 MSW from ADD?
The flight distance from Massawa (MSW) to Addis Ababa (ADD) is 464 miles (747 km, 403 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSW to ADD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 MSW to ADD?
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