| Alula Aba Nega Airport | |
| Iata: | MQX |
| Icao: | HAMK |
| Type: | Public |
| Operator: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| City-Served: | Mekelle, Ethiopia |
| Elevation-F: | 7,403 |
| Coordinates: | 13.4672°N 39.5333°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Ethiopia |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ethiopia (Tigray region in red) |
| Pushpin Image: | Tigray in Ethiopia.svg |
| Pushpin Label: | HAMK |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mark: | Steel_pog.svg |
| Pushpin Marksize: | 11 |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| R1-Number: | 11/29 |
| R1-Length-M: | 3,604 |
| R1-Length-F: | 11,825 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat1-Header: | Passengers (2009) |
| Stat1-Data: | 112,060 |
| Footnotes: | Sources:[1] List of the busiest airports in Africa[2] |
Alula Aba Nega Airport, also known as Mekelle Airport, is a public airport serving Mekelle, the capital city of the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia. The airport is located 10km (10miles) southeast of the city.[3]
This airport was built in the late 1990s, to replace an older one located 7km (04miles) from Mekelle. The airport was named after the 19th century Ethiopian military leader Ras Alula, also known as Alula Aba Nega.[3] He is well known for his battles against Italy, the Ottoman Turks, Egypt and the Battle of Adwa. When the airport first opened, it had one unpaved runway that was 3000m (10,000feet) long, with 21 flights to Addis Ababa, 4 to Shire and 2 to Humera.[4]
The airport lies at an elevation of 7406feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 3604mx43mm (11,824feetx141feetm).