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DRA to BMI: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Bloomington (Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal)
1,483 mi
2,387 km · 1,289 nm
3h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,483 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 41m 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
- BMI — Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal · Bloomington, 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 BMI
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from BMI?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Bloomington (BMI) is 1,483 miles (2,387 km, 1,289 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to BMI?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 41m 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 BMI?
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