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DRA to NUQ: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Mountain View (Moffett Federal Airfield)
336 mi
541 km · 292 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
336 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m 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
- NUQ — Moffett Federal Airfield · Mountain View, 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 NUQ
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from NUQ?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Mountain View (NUQ) is 336 miles (541 km, 292 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to NUQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 NUQ?
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