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LDK to DRA: distance & flight time
Lidkoping (Lidköping-Hovby Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
5,246 mi
8,443 km · 4,559 nm
10h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,246 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 45m 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
- LDK — Lidköping-Hovby Airport · Lidkoping, Sweden
- 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 LDK
- KVB · Skövde Airport29 mi away
- THN · Trollhättan-Vänersborg Airport32 mi away
- JKG · Jönköping Airport59 mi away
- GOT · Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport64 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 LDK from DRA?
The flight distance from Lidkoping (LDK) to Mercury (DRA) is 5,246 miles (8,443 km, 4,559 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LDK to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 45m 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 LDK to DRA?
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