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DRA to POE: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field)
1,363 mi
2,193 km · 1,184 nm
3h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,363 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 26m 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
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, 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 POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from POE?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Fort Polk (POE) is 1,363 miles (2,193 km, 1,184 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to POE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 26m 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 POE?
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