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BWE to DRA: distance & flight time
Braunschweig (Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
5,503 mi
8,857 km · 4,782 nm
11h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,503 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 15m 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
- BWE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport · Braunschweig, Germany
- 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 BWE
- ZCN · Celle Airport29 mi away
- HAJ · Hannover Airport38 mi away
- ZMG · Magdeburg "City" Airport48 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport49 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 BWE from DRA?
The flight distance from Braunschweig (BWE) to Mercury (DRA) is 5,503 miles (8,857 km, 4,782 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWE to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 15m 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 BWE to DRA?
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