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WSY to DRA: distance & flight time
Airlie Beach (Whitsunday Island Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
7,322 mi
11,783 km · 6,362 nm
14h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,322 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 49m 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
- WSY — Whitsunday Island Airport · Airlie Beach, 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 WSY
- JHQ · Shute Harbour Airport0 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport14 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport20 mi away
- ZBO · Bowen Airport39 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 WSY from DRA?
The flight distance from Airlie Beach (WSY) to Mercury (DRA) is 7,322 miles (11,783 km, 6,362 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WSY to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 49m 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 WSY to DRA?
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