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DRA to AEY: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Akureyri (Akureyri Airport)
4,156 mi
6,689 km · 3,612 nm
8h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,156 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 37m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, United States
- AEY — Akureyri Airport · Akureyri, Iceland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AEY
- HZK · Húsavík Airport27 mi away
- MVA · Reykjahlíð Airport33 mi away
- SIJ · Siglufjörður Airport40 mi away
- SAK · Sauðárkrókur Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from AEY?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Akureyri (AEY) is 4,156 miles (6,689 km, 3,612 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to AEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 37m 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 DRA to AEY?
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