# Distance from Caracas (CCS) to Mekele Airport (MQX)

> 11,479 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,479 km / 7,133 mi / 6,198 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Venezuela) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 20:16 in Caracas, it's 03:16 in Mekele Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,161 ft (MQX is higher than CCS)

## Airports

### [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caracas, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVMI
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.600000, -66.990000
- Elevation: 235 ft

### [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mekele Airport, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMK
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 13.470000, 39.530000
- Elevation: 7,396 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:16 in Caracas, it's 03:16 in Mekele Airport.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)