Brakedwell,
I really believe that Laurence is right....the thought of those beers made the drive from the strip to Jahili seem very short! Sorry, cold drinks, of course.
I could do it in 5-6 minutes from a standing start in the Mess when the Twin Pin or GF Heron flew overhead Jahili. Out of the gate, round the date gardens along the main (sand) street of Al Ayn, past the Muraba'a, 50 mph in a straight line across the scrub, and meet the aircraft taxying in to the parking stand.