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DRA to SYD: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport)
7,700 mi
12,391 km · 6,691 nm
15h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,700 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 34m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SYD — Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney, Australia
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 SYD
- BWU · Sydney Bankstown Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport29 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond33 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from SYD?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Sydney (SYD) is 7,700 miles (12,391 km, 6,691 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to SYD?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 SYD?
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