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ATL to DRA: distance & flight time
Atlanta (Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,790 mi
2,880 km · 1,555 nm
3h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,790 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 59m 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
- ATL — Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · Atlanta, 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 ATL
- FTY · Fulton County Airport Brown Field11 mi away
- PDK · DeKalb Peachtree Airport18 mi away
- MGE · Dobbins Air Reserve Base20 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field36 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 ATL from DRA?
The flight distance from Atlanta (ATL) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,790 miles (2,880 km, 1,555 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ATL to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 59m 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 ATL to DRA?
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