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DRA to BWA: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Bhairawa (Gautam Buddha Airport)
7,829 mi
12,600 km · 6,803 nm
15h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,829 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 49m 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
- BWA — Gautam Buddha Airport · Bhairawa, Nepal
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 BWA
- MEY · Meghauli Airport50 mi away
- BGL · Baglung Airport51 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport53 mi away
- PKR · Pokhara Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from BWA?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Bhairawa (BWA) is 7,829 miles (12,600 km, 6,803 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to BWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 49m 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 BWA?
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