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DRA to PIE: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → St. Petersburg (St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport)
2,027 mi
3,263 km · 1,762 nm
4h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,027 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 27m 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
- PIE — St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · St. Petersburg, 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 PIE
- TPA · Tampa International Airport10 mi away
- CLW · Clearwater Air Park6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport11 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base11 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from PIE?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to St. Petersburg (PIE) is 2,027 miles (3,263 km, 1,762 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to PIE?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 PIE?
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