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DRA to PEK: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport)
6,174 mi
9,936 km · 5,365 nm
12h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,174 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 34m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- PEK — Beijing Capital International Airport · Beijing, China
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 PEK
- NAY · Beijing Nanyuan Airport23 mi away
- PKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport40 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport77 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from PEK?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Beijing (PEK) is 6,174 miles (9,936 km, 5,365 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to PEK?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 34m 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 PEK?
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