East Africa
Ethiopia
Tigray

Alula Aba Nega Airport

Alula Aba Nega Airport, also known as Mekelle Airport, is a public serving , the capital city of the in northern . The airport is located 10 km southeast of the city.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “HAMK”, “Mek’ele Airport”, and “MQX”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quiha and Mekele.

Town
Kwiha is a town located in Tigray Regional State, . has the biggest airport in Tigray which is called Alula Aba Nega airport. The name comes from the local word for willows, which are abundant in the area.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is in the Tigrayan Highlands in . It is the capital of the region and has a population of 200,000.

Alula Aba Nega Airport

Latitude
13.4673° or 13° 28′ 2″ north
Longitude
39.53162° or 39° 31′ 54″ east
Elevation
2,257 metres (7,405 feet)
IATA airport code
MQX
ICAO airport code
HAMK
Open location code
7G5XFG8J+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 264222004
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6297276
Wiki­data ID
Q4737322
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Swedish—“Alula Aba Nega Airport” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “መቀሌ አሉላ አባ ነጋ ዓለም አቀፍ አየር ማረፊያ”
  • Amharic: “አሉላ አባ ነጋ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ”
  • Cebuano: “Alula Aba Nega Airport”
  • French: “aéroport Alula Aba Nega”
  • French: “Aéroport Alula Aba Nega”
  • French: “HAMK”
  • French: “MQX”
  • German: “Flughafen Alula Aba Nega”
  • German: “HAMK”
  • German: “MQX”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar udara alula aba”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Alula Aba”
  • Indonesian: “HAMK”
  • Indonesian: “MQX”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto di Macallè”
  • Japanese: “アルラ・アバ・ネガ空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Alula Aba Nega”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Mekelie”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Alula Aba Nega”
  • Swedish: “Alula Aba Airport”

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