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DRA to NEW: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → New Orleans (Lakefront Airport)
1,563 mi
2,515 km · 1,358 nm
3h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,563 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 32m 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
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, 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 NEW
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from NEW?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to New Orleans (NEW) is 1,563 miles (2,515 km, 1,358 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to NEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 32m 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 NEW?
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