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MES to DRA: distance & flight time
Medan (Soewondo Air Force Base) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
8,874 mi
14,281 km · 7,711 nm
17h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,874 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 52m 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
- MES — Soewondo Air Force Base · Medan, Indonesia
- 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 MES
- KNO · Kualanamu International Airport16 mi away
- DTB · Silangit Airport92 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport138 mi away
- FLZ · Dr Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport139 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 MES from DRA?
The flight distance from Medan (MES) to Mercury (DRA) is 8,874 miles (14,281 km, 7,711 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MES to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 52m 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 MES to DRA?
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