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TPJ to DRA: distance & flight time
Taplejung (Taplejung Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
7,755 mi
12,481 km · 6,739 nm
15h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,755 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 40m 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
- TPJ — Taplejung Airport · Taplejung, Nepal
- 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 TPJ
- TMI · Tumling Tar Airport31 mi away
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport42 mi away
- BDP · Bhadrapur Airport59 mi away
- IXB · Bagdogra Airport61 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 TPJ from DRA?
The flight distance from Taplejung (TPJ) to Mercury (DRA) is 7,755 miles (12,481 km, 6,739 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TPJ to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 40m 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 TPJ to DRA?
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