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DRA to KMG: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Kunming (Kunming Changshui International Airport)
7,475 mi
12,030 km · 6,495 nm
15h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,475 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 7m 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
- KMG — Kunming Changshui International Airport · Kunming, 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 KMG
- YUA · Yuanmou Air Base79 mi away
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport122 mi away
- ACX · Xingyi Airport127 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from KMG?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Kunming (KMG) is 7,475 miles (12,030 km, 6,495 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to KMG?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 7m 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 KMG?
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