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DRA to DHA: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Dhahran (King Abdulaziz Air Base)
8,000 mi
12,874 km · 6,952 nm
16h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,000 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 9m 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
- DHA — King Abdulaziz Air Base · Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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 DHA
- DMM · King Fahd International Airport26 mi away
- BAH · Bahrain International Airport30 mi away
- QJB · Jubail Airport71 mi away
- DOH · Hamad International Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from DHA?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Dhahran (DHA) is 8,000 miles (12,874 km, 6,952 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to DHA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 9m 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 DHA?
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