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SWU to DRA: distance & flight time
Suwon (Suwon Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
5,936 mi
9,553 km · 5,158 nm
12h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,936 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 6m 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
- SWU — Suwon Airport · Suwon, South Korea
- 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 SWU
- ICN · Incheon International Airport34 mi away
- OSN · Osan Air Base10 mi away
- SSN · Seoul Air Base (K-16)15 mi away
- GMP · Gimpo International Airport25 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 SWU from DRA?
The flight distance from Suwon (SWU) to Mercury (DRA) is 5,936 miles (9,553 km, 5,158 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SWU to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 6m 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 SWU to DRA?
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