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PUG to DRA: distance & flight time
Argyle (Port Augusta Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
8,337 mi
13,417 km · 7,245 nm
16h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,337 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 49m 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
- PUG — Port Augusta Airport · Argyle, Australia
- 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 PUG
- WYA · Whyalla Airport40 mi away
- PPI · Port Pirie Airport53 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield108 mi away
- CVC · Cleve Airport109 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 PUG from DRA?
The flight distance from Argyle (PUG) to Mercury (DRA) is 8,337 miles (13,417 km, 7,245 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PUG to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 49m 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 PUG to DRA?
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