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DRA to ALM: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Alamogordo (Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport)
627 mi
1,009 km · 545 nm
1h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
627 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 50m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ALM — Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo, United States
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 ALM
- HMN · Holloman Air Force Base7 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field42 mi away
- RUI · Sierra Blanca Regional Airport50 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from ALM?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Alamogordo (ALM) is 627 miles (1,009 km, 545 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to ALM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 50m 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 ALM?
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