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DRA to TCP: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Taba (Taba International Airport)
7,486 mi
12,048 km · 6,505 nm
15h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,486 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 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
- TCP — Taba International Airport · Taba, Egypt
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 TCP
- ETH · Eilat Airport11 mi away
- AQJ · Aqaba King Hussein International Airport15 mi away
- ETM · Ramon Airport17 mi away
- VDA · Ovda International Airport26 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from TCP?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Taba (TCP) is 7,486 miles (12,048 km, 6,505 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to TCP?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 TCP?
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