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APN to DRA: distance & flight time
Alpena (Alpena County Regional Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,781 mi
2,866 km · 1,548 nm
3h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,781 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 58m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- APN — Alpena County Regional Airport · Alpena, United States
- 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 APN
- OSC · Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport44 mi away
- ECA · Iosco County Airport53 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport56 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport65 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 APN from DRA?
The flight distance from Alpena (APN) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,781 miles (2,866 km, 1,548 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from APN to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 58m 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 APN to DRA?
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