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DRA to SOT: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Sodankyla (Sodankyla Airport)
4,990 mi
8,030 km · 4,336 nm
10h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
4,990 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 15m 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
- SOT — Sodankyla Airport · Sodankyla, Finland
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 SOT
- KTT · Kittilä Airport51 mi away
- RVN · Rovaniemi Airport61 mi away
- IVL · Ivalo Airport86 mi away
- PJA · Pajala Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from SOT?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Sodankyla (SOT) is 4,990 miles (8,030 km, 4,336 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to SOT?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 15m 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 SOT?
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