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DRA to NTL: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Newcastle (Newcastle Airport)
7,626 mi
12,273 km · 6,627 nm
15h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,626 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 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
- NTL — Newcastle Airport · Newcastle, 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 NTL
- MTL · Maitland Airport21 mi away
- BEO · Lake Macquarie Airport22 mi away
- CES · Cessnock Airport29 mi away
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from NTL?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Newcastle (NTL) is 7,626 miles (12,273 km, 6,627 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to NTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 NTL?
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