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TIR to DRA: distance & flight time
Tirupeti (Tirupati Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
8,819 mi
14,193 km · 7,664 nm
17h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,819 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 46m 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
- TIR — Tirupati Airport · Tirupeti, 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 TIR
- MAA · Chennai International Airport61 mi away
- CDP · Kadapa Airport80 mi away
- PNY · Pondicherry Airport116 mi away
- PUT · Sri Sathya Sai Airport123 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 TIR from DRA?
The flight distance from Tirupeti (TIR) to Mercury (DRA) is 8,819 miles (14,193 km, 7,664 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TIR to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 46m 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 TIR to DRA?
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