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DRA to FAT: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Fresno (Fresno Yosemite International Airport)
204 mi
329 km · 178 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
204 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying west. 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
- FAT — Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno, 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 FAT
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport26 mi away
- NLC · Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport33 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport36 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from FAT?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Fresno (FAT) is 204 miles (329 km, 178 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to FAT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DRA to FAT?
Nonstop service on DRA–FAT depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DRA to FAT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DRA–FAT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DRA to FAT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DRA–FAT tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.