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DRA to CAE: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport)
1,967 mi
3,166 km · 1,709 nm
4h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,967 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 19m 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
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, 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 CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from CAE?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Columbia (CAE) is 1,967 miles (3,166 km, 1,709 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to CAE?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 19m 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 CAE?
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