# Distance from New Delhi (DEL) to Mekele Airport (MQX)

> 4,222 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,222 km / 2,623 mi / 2,280 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 03:00 in New Delhi, it's 00:30 in Mekele Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,619 ft (MQX is higher than DEL)

## Airports

### [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New Delhi, India
- ICAO: VIDP
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 28.570000, 77.100000
- Elevation: 777 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:00 in New Delhi, it's 00:30 in Mekele Airport.

## Related

- [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)