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AVL to DRA: distance & flight time
Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,864 mi
2,999 km · 1,620 nm
4h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,864 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 7m 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
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, 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 AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 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 AVL from DRA?
The flight distance from Asheville (AVL) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,864 miles (2,999 km, 1,620 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVL to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 7m 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 AVL to DRA?
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