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DRA to GBD: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport)
948 mi
1,525 km · 824 nm
2h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
948 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 32m 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
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, 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 GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from GBD?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Great Bend (GBD) is 948 miles (1,525 km, 824 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to GBD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 32m 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 GBD?
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