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DRA to LYM: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Lympne (Lympne Airport)
5,280 mi
8,497 km · 4,588 nm
10h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,280 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 49m 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
- LYM — Lympne Airport · Lympne, United Kingdom
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 LYM
- LYX · Lydd Airport9 mi away
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport52 mi away
- MSE · Kent International Airport23 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from LYM?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Lympne (LYM) is 5,280 miles (8,497 km, 4,588 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to LYM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 49m 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 LYM?
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