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DRA to SSZ: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Santos (Base Aérea de Santos Airport)
6,170 mi
9,930 km · 5,362 nm
12h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
6,170 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 34m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SSZ — Base Aérea de Santos Airport · Santos, Brazil
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 SSZ
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from SSZ?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Santos (SSZ) is 6,170 miles (9,930 km, 5,362 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to SSZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 34m 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 SSZ?
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