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DRA to ABD: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Abadan (Abadan Airport)
7,697 mi
12,387 km · 6,689 nm
15h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,697 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 34m 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, United States
- ABD — Abadan Airport · Abadan, Iran
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ABD
- BSR · Basrah International Airport36 mi away
- MRX · Mahshahr Airport56 mi away
- AWZ · Ahwaz Airport74 mi away
- KWI · Kuwait International Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from ABD?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Abadan (ABD) is 7,697 miles (12,387 km, 6,689 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to ABD?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 34m 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 DRA to ABD?
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