Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
DRA to MCY: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast Airport)
7,334 mi
11,803 km · 6,373 nm
14h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading west
See live DRA→MCY fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
7,334 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 51m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MCY — Sunshine Coast Airport · Maroochydore, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 MCY
- CUD · Caloundra Airport14 mi away
- BNE · Brisbane International Airport54 mi away
- ACF · Brisbane Archerfield Airport67 mi away
- KGY · Kingaroy Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from MCY?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Maroochydore (MCY) is 7,334 miles (11,803 km, 6,373 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to MCY?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 51m 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 MCY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DRA–MCY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.