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DRA to PLO: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Port Lincoln (Port Lincoln Airport)
8,495 mi
13,671 km · 7,382 nm
17h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,495 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 7m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- PLO — Port Lincoln Airport · Port Lincoln, 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 PLO
- CVC · Cleve Airport71 mi away
- KGC · Kingscote Airport120 mi away
- WYA · Whyalla Airport142 mi away
- PEA · Penneshaw Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from PLO?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Port Lincoln (PLO) is 8,495 miles (13,671 km, 7,382 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to PLO?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 7m 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 PLO?
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