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WIR to DRA: distance & flight time
Wairoa (Wairoa Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
6,724 mi
10,821 km · 5,843 nm
13h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,724 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 39m 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
- WIR — Wairoa Airport · Wairoa, New Zealand
- 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 WIR
- GIS · Gisborne Airport39 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport74 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport80 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 WIR from DRA?
The flight distance from Wairoa (WIR) to Mercury (DRA) is 6,724 miles (10,821 km, 5,843 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WIR to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 39m 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 WIR to DRA?
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