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DRA to GRI: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport)
999 mi
1,607 km · 868 nm
2h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
999 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 38m 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
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, 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 GRI
- HDE · Brewster Field65 mi away
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field78 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport81 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from GRI?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Grand Island (GRI) is 999 miles (1,607 km, 868 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to GRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 38m 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 GRI?
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