Airports / Ethiopia / MQX
Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport
HAMK / MQXMekele, EthiopiaELEV 7,396 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
60 nm
To the nearest alternate
Axum Airport (AXU).
Overview
Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport (HAMK / MQX) sits in Mekele, Ethiopia, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 7,396 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list MQX as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Axum Airport (AXU, 60 nm), Asmara International Airport (ASM, 115 nm), and Massawa International Airport (MSW, 133 nm).
Trip costs from MQX are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from MQX to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
HAMK
IATA
MQX
FAA / Local
HAMK
Elevation
7,396 ft
Coordinates
13.4674° N · 39.5335° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Ethiopia fields
state range 834–7,630 ft
At 7,396 ft, MQX sits higher than 88% of the 16 Ethiopia fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 60nmAXUAxum AirportAxum
- 115nmASMAsmara International AirportAsmara
- 133nmMSWMassawa International AirportMassawa
- 135nmGDQGondar AirportAzezo
- 171nmBJRBahir Dar AirportBahir Dar
- 183nmASAAssab International AirportAssab
Location
Open the full mapHAMK · Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport · Mekele, Ethiopia