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PGH to DRA: distance & flight time
Nainital (Pantnagar Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
7,790 mi
12,537 km · 6,770 nm
15h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,790 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 45m 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
- PGH — Pantnagar Airport · Nainital, India
- 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 PGH
- BEK · Bareilly Air Force Station42 mi away
- DHI · Dhangarhi Airport70 mi away
- BJH · Bajhang Airport109 mi away
- DED · Dehradun Airport111 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 PGH from DRA?
The flight distance from Nainital (PGH) to Mercury (DRA) is 7,790 miles (12,537 km, 6,770 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PGH to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 PGH to DRA?
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