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DRA to ULP: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Quilpie (Quilpie Airport)
7,797 mi
12,548 km · 6,775 nm
15h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
7,797 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 45m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- ULP — Quilpie Airport · Quilpie, 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 ULP
- XTG · Thargomindah Airport99 mi away
- CTL · Charleville Airport125 mi away
- CMA · Cunnamulla Airport129 mi away
- WNR · Windorah Airport129 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from ULP?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Quilpie (ULP) is 7,797 miles (12,548 km, 6,775 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to ULP?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 45m 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 ULP?
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