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DRA to TAF: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Oran (Tafaraoui Airport)
5,959 mi
9,589 km · 5,178 nm
12h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,959 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 9m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- TAF — Tafaraoui Airport · Oran, Algeria
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 TAF
- ORN · Es Senia Airport8 mi away
- BFW · Sidi Bel Abbes Airport26 mi away
- MUW · Ghriss Airport45 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from TAF?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Oran (TAF) is 5,959 miles (9,589 km, 5,178 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to TAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 9m 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 TAF?
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