Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
BSJ to DRA: distance & flight time
Bairnsdale (Bairnsdale Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
8,008 mi
12,888 km · 6,959 nm
16h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northeast
See live BSJ→DRA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,008 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 10m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BSJ — Bairnsdale Airport · Bairnsdale, Australia
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near BSJ
- SXE · West Sale Airport36 mi away
- MHU · Mount Hotham Airport59 mi away
- TGN · Latrobe Valley Airport64 mi away
- XMC · Mallacoota Airport119 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 BSJ from DRA?
The flight distance from Bairnsdale (BSJ) to Mercury (DRA) is 8,008 miles (12,888 km, 6,959 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BSJ to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 10m 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 BSJ to DRA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BSJ–DRA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.