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DRA to EWR: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport)
2,255 mi
3,629 km · 1,959 nm
4h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,255 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 53m 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
- EWR — Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark, 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 EWR
- LGA · La Guardia Airport17 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport21 mi away
- LDJ · Linden Airport7 mi away
- JRB · Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport8 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from EWR?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Newark (EWR) is 2,255 miles (3,629 km, 1,959 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to EWR?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 53m 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 EWR?
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