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BFW to DRA: distance & flight time
Sidi Bel Abbes (Sidi Bel Abbes Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
5,974 mi
9,614 km · 5,191 nm
12h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,974 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BFW — Sidi Bel Abbes Airport · Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
- 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 BFW
- TAF · Tafaraoui Airport26 mi away
- ORN · Es Senia Airport31 mi away
- MUW · Ghriss Airport42 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport50 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 BFW from DRA?
The flight distance from Sidi Bel Abbes (BFW) to Mercury (DRA) is 5,974 miles (9,614 km, 5,191 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFW to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 11m 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 BFW to DRA?
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