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DRA to BIH: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Bishop (Eastern Sierra Regional Airport)
139 mi
223 km · 121 nm
50m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
139 miles nonstop takes roughly 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BIH — Eastern Sierra Regional Airport · Bishop, 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 BIH
- MMH · Mammoth Yosemite Airport31 mi away
- TPH · Tonopah Airport84 mi away
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport85 mi away
- XSD · Tonopah Test Range Airport92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from BIH?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Bishop (BIH) is 139 miles (223 km, 121 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to BIH?
A nonstop flight takes about 50m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DRA to BIH?
Nonstop service on DRA–BIH depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 50m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DRA to BIH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DRA–BIH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DRA to BIH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DRA–BIH tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.