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OAI to DRA: distance & flight time
Kabul (Bagram Air Base) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
7,480 mi
12,039 km · 6,500 nm
15h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,480 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 8m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- OAI — Bagram Air Base · Kabul, Afghanistan
- 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 OAI
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport26 mi away
- OAA · Shank Air Base72 mi away
- JAA · Jalalabad Airport80 mi away
- BIN · Bamiyan Airport83 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 OAI from DRA?
The flight distance from Kabul (OAI) to Mercury (DRA) is 7,480 miles (12,039 km, 6,500 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OAI to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 8m 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 OAI to DRA?
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