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DRA to LGB: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
228 mi
366 km · 198 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
228 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from LGB?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Long Beach (LGB) is 228 miles (366 km, 198 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m 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 LGB?
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