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DRA to ALG: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Algier (Houari Boumediene Airport)
6,052 mi
9,740 km · 5,259 nm
12h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,052 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 20m 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, United States
- ALG — Houari Boumediene Airport · Algier, Algeria
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 ALG
- QLD · Blida Airport26 mi away
- BJA · Soummam Airport103 mi away
- BUJ · Bou Saada Airport109 mi away
- CFK · Ech Cheliff Airport110 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from ALG?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Algier (ALG) is 6,052 miles (9,740 km, 5,259 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to ALG?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 20m 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 ALG?
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