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ESL to DRA: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
6,574 mi
10,580 km · 5,713 nm
13h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,574 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 21m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESL from DRA?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Mercury (DRA) is 6,574 miles (10,580 km, 5,713 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 21m 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 ESL to DRA?
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