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DRA to UTP: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Pattaya (U-Tapao International Airport)
8,264 mi
13,300 km · 7,182 nm
16h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,264 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 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
- UTP — U-Tapao International Airport · Pattaya, Thailand
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 UTP
- HHQ · Hua Hin Airport71 mi away
- BKK · Suvarnabhumi Airport71 mi away
- DMK · Don Mueang International Airport89 mi away
- TDX · Trat Airport93 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from UTP?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Pattaya (UTP) is 8,264 miles (13,300 km, 7,182 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to UTP?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 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 UTP?
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