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DRA to UKB: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Kobe (Kobe Airport)
5,715 mi
9,198 km · 4,966 nm
11h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,715 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 40m 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
- UKB — Kobe Airport · Kobe, Japan
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 UKB
- KIX · Kansai International Airport14 mi away
- ITM · Osaka International Airport16 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base49 mi away
- TJH · Tajima Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from UKB?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Kobe (UKB) is 5,715 miles (9,198 km, 4,966 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to UKB?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 40m 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 UKB?
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