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DRA to SHL: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Shillong (Shillong Airport)
7,761 mi
12,489 km · 6,744 nm
15h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,761 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 41m 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
- SHL — Shillong Airport · Shillong, India
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 SHL
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport37 mi away
- ZYL · Osmany International Airport52 mi away
- IXS · Silchar Airport83 mi away
- TEZ · Tezpur Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from SHL?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Shillong (SHL) is 7,761 miles (12,489 km, 6,744 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to SHL?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 41m 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 SHL?
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