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CPD to DRA: distance & flight time
Coober Pedy (Coober Pedy Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
8,387 mi
13,498 km · 7,288 nm
16h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,387 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 55m 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
- CPD — Coober Pedy Airport · Coober Pedy, 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.
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Near CPD
- PXH · Prominent Hill Airport67 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 CPD from DRA?
The flight distance from Coober Pedy (CPD) to Mercury (DRA) is 8,387 miles (13,498 km, 7,288 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CPD to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 55m 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 CPD to DRA?
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