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DRA to JAN: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Jackson (Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport)
1,503 mi
2,420 km · 1,306 nm
3h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,503 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 25m 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
- JAN — Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · Jackson, 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 JAN
- PIB · Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport73 mi away
- MEI · Key Field77 mi away
- GWO · Greenwood–Leflore Airport82 mi away
- MCB · Mc Comb/Pike County Airport/John E Lewis Field82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from JAN?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Jackson (JAN) is 1,503 miles (2,420 km, 1,306 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to JAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 25m 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 JAN?
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