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OEL to DRA: distance & flight time
Oakley (Oryol Yuzhny Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
6,026 mi
9,697 km · 5,236 nm
12h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,026 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 17m 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
- OEL — Oryol Yuzhny Airport · Oakley, United States
- 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 OEL
- BZK · Bryansk Airport78 mi away
- URS · Kursk East Airport83 mi away
- KLF · Grabtsevo Airport113 mi away
- LPK · Lipetsk Airport148 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 OEL from DRA?
The flight distance from Oakley (OEL) to Mercury (DRA) is 6,026 miles (9,697 km, 5,236 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OEL to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 17m 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 OEL to DRA?
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