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DRA to DCU: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport)
1,633 mi
2,628 km · 1,419 nm
3h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,633 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 40m 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from DCU?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Decatur (DCU) is 1,633 miles (2,628 km, 1,419 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to DCU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 40m 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 DCU?
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