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DRA to CAT: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Cascais (Cascais Airport)
5,448 mi
8,767 km · 4,734 nm
11h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,448 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 9m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CAT — Cascais Airport · Cascais, Portugal
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 CAT
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)12 mi away
- AVR · Alverca Air Base21 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base80 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from CAT?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Cascais (CAT) is 5,448 miles (8,767 km, 4,734 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to CAT?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 9m 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 CAT?
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