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DRA to KTE: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Kerteh (Kerteh Airport)
8,622 mi
13,876 km · 7,492 nm
17h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,622 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 22m 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
- KTE — Kerteh Airport · Kerteh, Malaysia
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 KTE
- KUA · Kuantan Airport55 mi away
- TGG · Sultan Mahmud Airport63 mi away
- RDN · LTS Pulau Redang Airport90 mi away
- TOD · Pulau Tioman Airport129 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from KTE?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Kerteh (KTE) is 8,622 miles (13,876 km, 7,492 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to KTE?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 22m 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 KTE?
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