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DRA to SWA: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Shantou (Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport)
7,053 mi
11,350 km · 6,129 nm
14h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,053 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 18m 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
- SWA — Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport · Shantou, China
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 SWA
- MXZ · Meixian Airport60 mi away
- XMN · Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport123 mi away
- HUZ · Huizhou Airport126 mi away
- KNH · Kinmen Airport132 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from SWA?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Shantou (SWA) is 7,053 miles (11,350 km, 6,129 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to SWA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 18m 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 SWA?
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