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DRA to SAW: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport)
6,649 mi
10,700 km · 5,778 nm
13h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,649 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 30m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
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 SAW
- IST · Istanbul Airport39 mi away
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport26 mi away
- KCO · Cengiz Topel Airport42 mi away
- YEI · Bursa Yenişehir Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from SAW?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Istanbul (SAW) is 6,649 miles (10,700 km, 5,778 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to SAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 30m 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 SAW?
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