# Distance from Hyderabad (HYD) to Mekele Airport (MQX)

> 4,185 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,185 km / 2,601 mi / 2,260 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 270° (west)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 17:08 in Hyderabad, it's 14:38 in Mekele Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,372 ft (MQX is higher than HYD)

## Airports

### [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hyderabad, India
- ICAO: VOHS
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 17.230000, 78.430000
- Elevation: 2,024 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 17:08 in Hyderabad, it's 14:38 in Mekele Airport.

## Related

- [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)
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