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MLN to DRA: distance & flight time
Melilla (Melilla Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
5,871 mi
9,448 km · 5,102 nm
11h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,871 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 59m 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
- MLN — Melilla Airport · Melilla, Spain
- 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 MLN
- NDR · Nador International Airport21 mi away
- AHU · Cherif Al Idrissi Airport50 mi away
- OUD · Angads Airport68 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport87 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 MLN from DRA?
The flight distance from Melilla (MLN) to Mercury (DRA) is 5,871 miles (9,448 km, 5,102 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MLN to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 59m 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 MLN to DRA?
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