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QJB to DRA: distance & flight time
Jubail (Jubail Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
7,938 mi
12,774 km · 6,898 nm
16h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,938 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 2m 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
- QJB — Jubail Airport · Jubail, Saudi Arabia
- 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 QJB
- DMM · King Fahd International Airport46 mi away
- DHA · King Abdulaziz Air Base71 mi away
- BAH · Bahrain International Airport93 mi away
- HOF · Al Ahsa Airport121 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 QJB from DRA?
The flight distance from Jubail (QJB) to Mercury (DRA) is 7,938 miles (12,774 km, 6,898 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QJB to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 2m 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 QJB to DRA?
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