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DRA to DNA: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Kadena (Kadena Air Base)
6,427 mi
10,343 km · 5,585 nm
13h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,427 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 4m 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
- DNA — Kadena Air Base · Kadena, Japan
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 DNA
- OKA · Naha Airport13 mi away
- IEJ · Ie Jima Airport25 mi away
- KJP · Kerama Airport32 mi away
- AGJ · Aguni Airport36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from DNA?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Kadena (DNA) is 6,427 miles (10,343 km, 5,585 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to DNA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 4m 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 DNA?
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