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DRA to NPE: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport)
6,766 mi
10,890 km · 5,880 nm
13h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,766 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 44m 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
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
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 NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from NPE?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to NAPIER (NPE) is 6,766 miles (10,890 km, 5,880 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to NPE?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 44m 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 NPE?
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