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GLU to DRA: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
7,723 mi
12,429 km · 6,711 nm
15h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,723 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 37m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- GLU — Gelephu Airport · Gelephu, Bhutan
- 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 GLU
- BUT · Bathpalathang Airport50 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport73 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport73 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport88 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 GLU from DRA?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Mercury (DRA) is 7,723 miles (12,429 km, 6,711 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 37m 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 GLU to DRA?
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