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DRA to LEY: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Lelystad (Lelystad Airport)
5,352 mi
8,614 km · 4,651 nm
10h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,352 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 58m 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
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, Netherlands
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 LEY
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol34 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- DHR · De Kooy Airport45 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base51 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from LEY?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Lelystad (LEY) is 5,352 miles (8,614 km, 4,651 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to LEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 58m 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 LEY?
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