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DRA to MSP: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport)
1,317 mi
2,120 km · 1,145 nm
3h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,317 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 20m 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
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, 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 MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from MSP?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 1,317 miles (2,120 km, 1,145 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to MSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 20m 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 MSP?
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