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DRA to HIJ: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Hiroshima (Hiroshima Airport)
5,824 mi
9,372 km · 5,061 nm
11h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,824 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 53m 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
- HIJ — Hiroshima Airport · Hiroshima, 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 HIJ
- HIW · Hiroshimanishi Airport29 mi away
- MYJ · Matsuyama Airport44 mi away
- IWK · Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station44 mi away
- OKJ · Okayama Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from HIJ?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Hiroshima (HIJ) is 5,824 miles (9,372 km, 5,061 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to HIJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 53m 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 HIJ?
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