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KWL to DRA: distance & flight time
Guilin (Guilin Liangjiang International Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
7,217 mi
11,615 km · 6,271 nm
14h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,217 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 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
- KWL — Guilin Liangjiang International Airport · Guilin, China
- 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 KWL
- LZH · Liuzhou Bailian Airport81 mi away
- HZH · Liping Airport94 mi away
- WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport116 mi away
- LLF · Lingling Airport125 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 KWL from DRA?
The flight distance from Guilin (KWL) to Mercury (DRA) is 7,217 miles (11,615 km, 6,271 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KWL to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 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 KWL to DRA?
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