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DRA to CDE: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Chengde (Chengde Puning Airport)
6,069 mi
9,766 km · 5,273 nm
12h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,069 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 22m 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
- CDE — Chengde Puning Airport · Chengde, China
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 CDE
- CIF · Chifeng Airport88 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport106 mi away
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport113 mi away
- SHP · Shanhaiguan Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from CDE?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Chengde (CDE) is 6,069 miles (9,766 km, 5,273 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to CDE?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 22m 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 CDE?
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