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CIU to DRA: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,751 mi
2,817 km · 1,521 nm
3h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,751 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 54m 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
- CIU — Chippewa County International Airport · Sault Ste Marie, 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 CIU
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport16 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport39 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport49 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport86 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 CIU from DRA?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,751 miles (2,817 km, 1,521 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 54m 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 CIU to DRA?
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