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DRA to WIO: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Wilcannia (Wilcannia Airport)
8,012 mi
12,894 km · 6,962 nm
16h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,012 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 11m 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
- WIO — Wilcannia Airport · Wilcannia, 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 WIO
- BHQ · Broken Hill Airport117 mi away
- CAZ · Cobar Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from WIO?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Wilcannia (WIO) is 8,012 miles (12,894 km, 6,962 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to WIO?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 11m 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 WIO?
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