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DRA to SHJ: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Sharjah (Sharjah International Airport)
8,121 mi
13,070 km · 7,057 nm
16h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,121 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 23m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SHJ — Sharjah International Airport · Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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 SHJ
- DXB · Dubai International Airport11 mi away
- NHD · Al Minhad Air Base23 mi away
- RKT · Ras Al Khaimah International Airport33 mi away
- DWC · Al Maktoum International Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from SHJ?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Sharjah (SHJ) is 8,121 miles (13,070 km, 7,057 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to SHJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 23m 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 SHJ?
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