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DRA to MEL: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
8,134 mi
13,091 km · 7,069 nm
16h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,134 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 25m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
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 MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from MEL?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Melbourne (MEL) is 8,134 miles (13,091 km, 7,069 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 25m 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 MEL?
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