How to find cheap flights to Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX)
The cheapest price currently available for a one-way flight to Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport is $1,393. A return plane ticket to MQX right now is $2,410.
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Don't wait until the last moment. You're more likely to find the lowest price on tickets to Makale, where Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport is located, if you book in advance. Airlines often have some amazing early bird rates.
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Best time to go to Makale
If your travel dates are flexible, take advantage of the 'Whole month' tool. It'll show you the cheapest month, and even day of the year, for flights to MQX.
Fly to Makale in February if you'd like to be there when it's busy. This is the most popular month for flights to MQX, but also when fares are likely to cost more.
January is the quietest time of year to visit if you want a slower pace. You'll generally find cheaper prices on plane tickets to Makale then.
Check the weather before you travel. June brings the warmest days in Makale, with averages of between 15ºC (59ºF) and 29ºC (84ºF).
December has the lowest temperatures, ranging from about 8ºC (46ºF) to 23ºC (73ºF).
Want to leave the umbrella at home? January is the driest month in Makale, averaging two days of rain.
August has the wettest weather. You can expect around 29 days of rainfall if you're visiting then.
Travelling to Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX): What you need to know
Ditch the layovers and board a direct flight to Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport. Ethiopian Airlines flies straight to Makale.
Consider booking your MQX plane ticket with Ethiopian Airlines. It's the carrier with the strongest punctuality record, with up to 68% of flights into this airport arriving on time.
Your flight will land in the UTC+3 timezone at MQX.
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Flights taking off from Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport complete their journey as scheduled 52% of the time. This percentage shows how the airport performs overall in terms of punctuality.
Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport is located in Makale, Tigray Region, Ethiopia.
Getting to central Makale from Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX)
MQX is about 6 kilometres from central Makale.
If you're catching a taxi after your flight to MQX, it'll take around 10 minutes to get to the centre.
Take public transport and you'll be there in roughly 20 minutes.
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Makale highlights
Hop off your flight to Makale and find your way to these must-see attractions:
Abuna Yemata Guh church: The perfect spot to begin sightseeing, this landmark is around 2 kilometres west of the city centre.
Abreha and Atsbeha Church: Looking for more reasons to visit Makale? This landmark brings in the crowds and is about 0.64 kilometres southeast of the city centre.
How to get to Ādīgrat from Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX)
The nearby city of Ādīgrat is about 129 kilometres from MQX. Reaching the centre by taxi or ride-share takes around 2 hours 25 minutes.
Travelling from Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) to Maych'ew
Maych'ew is another city that's easy to get to from Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport. It's about 72 kilometres away.
By car, the trip takes roughly 2 hours 35 minutes.
Explore more of Ethiopia
Ethiopia keeps the adventures coming. Keep going to Gondar, located about 241 kilometres southwest of Makale. Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar's Imperial Structures and Fasiladas Bath Timket have to be on your to-do list.