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BWI to DRA: distance & flight time
Baltimore (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
2,137 mi
3,439 km · 1,857 nm
4h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,137 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 39m 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
- BWI — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore, 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 BWI
- DCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport30 mi away
- IAD · Washington Dulles International Airport45 mi away
- FME · Tipton Airport8 mi away
- ANP · Lee Airport17 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 BWI from DRA?
The flight distance from Baltimore (BWI) to Mercury (DRA) is 2,137 miles (3,439 km, 1,857 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWI to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 39m 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 BWI to DRA?
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