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DRA to AKD: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Akola (Akola Airport)
8,385 mi
13,495 km · 7,287 nm
16h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,385 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 55m 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
- AKD — Akola Airport · Akola, India
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 AKD
- NDC · Nanded Airport106 mi away
- IXU · Aurangabad Airport122 mi away
- NAG · Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport131 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from AKD?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Akola (AKD) is 8,385 miles (13,495 km, 7,287 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to AKD?
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 DRA to AKD?
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