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DRA to SHM: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Nanki-shirahama (Nanki Shirahama Airport)
5,752 mi
9,257 km · 4,998 nm
11h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,752 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 45m 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
- SHM — Nanki Shirahama Airport · Nanki-shirahama, Japan
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 SHM
- KIX · Kansai International Airport53 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base54 mi away
- UKB · Kobe Airport68 mi away
- ITM · Osaka International Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from SHM?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Nanki-shirahama (SHM) is 5,752 miles (9,257 km, 4,998 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to SHM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 45m 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 SHM?
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