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DRA to ARE: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Arecibo (Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport)
3,233 mi
5,203 km · 2,809 nm
6h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,233 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 48m 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
- ARE — Antonio Nery Juarbe Pol Airport · Arecibo, Puerto Rico
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 ARE
- BQN · Rafael Hernandez Airport30 mi away
- PSE · Mercedita Airport31 mi away
- MAZ · Eugenio Maria De Hostos Airport34 mi away
- SIG · Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from ARE?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Arecibo (ARE) is 3,233 miles (5,203 km, 2,809 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to ARE?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 48m 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 ARE?
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