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UBJ to DRA: distance & flight time
Yamaguchi (Yamaguchi Ube Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
5,917 mi
9,522 km · 5,142 nm
12h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,917 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 4m 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
- UBJ — Yamaguchi Ube Airport · Yamaguchi, Japan
- 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 UBJ
- KKJ · Kitakyūshū Airport15 mi away
- OIT · Oita Airport41 mi away
- FUK · Fukuoka Airport53 mi away
- IWK · Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station57 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 UBJ from DRA?
The flight distance from Yamaguchi (UBJ) to Mercury (DRA) is 5,917 miles (9,522 km, 5,142 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UBJ to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 4m 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 UBJ to DRA?
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