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DRA to NOT: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Novato (Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field)
373 mi
601 km · 324 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
373 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- NOT — Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field · Novato, 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 NOT
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport38 mi away
- APC · Napa County Airport16 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station28 mi away
- STS · Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport29 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from NOT?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Novato (NOT) is 373 miles (601 km, 324 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to NOT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 NOT?
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