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AER to DRA: distance & flight time
Sochi (Sochi International Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
6,703 mi
10,787 km · 5,825 nm
13h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,703 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 37m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AER — Sochi International Airport · Sochi, Russia
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AER
- SUI · Sukhumi Dranda Airport72 mi away
- KRR · Krasnodar Pashkovsky International Airport116 mi away
- GDZ · Gelendzhik Airport124 mi away
Near DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AER from DRA?
The flight distance from Sochi (AER) to Mercury (DRA) is 6,703 miles (10,787 km, 5,825 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AER to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 37m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AER to DRA?
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