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DRA to PLM: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Palembang (Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport)
8,955 mi
14,412 km · 7,782 nm
18h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,955 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 2m 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
- PLM — Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport · Palembang, Indonesia
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 PLM
- PDO · Pendopo Airport63 mi away
- PGK · Pangkal Pinang (Depati Amir) Airport112 mi away
- DJB · Sultan Thaha Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from PLM?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Palembang (PLM) is 8,955 miles (14,412 km, 7,782 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to PLM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 2m 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 PLM?
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