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DRA to BWH: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Butterworth (Butterworth Airport)
8,697 mi
13,997 km · 7,558 nm
17h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,697 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 31m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BWH — Butterworth Airport · Butterworth, Malaysia
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 BWH
- PEN · Penang International Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport50 mi away
- LGK · Langkawi International Airport75 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport79 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from BWH?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Butterworth (BWH) is 8,697 miles (13,997 km, 7,558 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to BWH?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 31m 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 BWH?
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