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DRA to HER: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
6,876 mi
11,066 km · 5,975 nm
13h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,876 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 57m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- HER — Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Heraklion, Greece
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 HER
- JSH · Sitia Airport53 mi away
- CHQ · Chania International Airport60 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport75 mi away
- KSJ · Kasos Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from HER?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Heraklion (HER) is 6,876 miles (11,066 km, 5,975 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 57m 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 HER?
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