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WOL to DRA: distance & flight time
Wollongong (Wollongong Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
7,740 mi
12,457 km · 6,726 nm
15h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,740 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 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
- WOL — Wollongong Airport · Wollongong, Australia
- 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 WOL
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport48 mi away
- NOA · Nowra Airport30 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport36 mi away
- BWU · Sydney Bankstown Airport45 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 WOL from DRA?
The flight distance from Wollongong (WOL) to Mercury (DRA) is 7,740 miles (12,457 km, 6,726 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WOL to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 WOL to DRA?
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