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DRA to PPQ: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Paraparaumu (Paraparaumu Airport)
6,907 mi
11,115 km · 6,002 nm
14h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
6,907 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 1m 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
- PPQ — Paraparaumu Airport · Paraparaumu, 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 PPQ
- WLG · Wellington International Airport31 mi away
- MRO · Hood Airport34 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport52 mi away
- OHA · RNZAF Base Ohakea53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from PPQ?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Paraparaumu (PPQ) is 6,907 miles (11,115 km, 6,002 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to PPQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 1m 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 PPQ?
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