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DRA to PSP: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport)
195 mi
313 km · 169 nm
59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
195 miles nonstop takes roughly 59m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- PSP — Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs, 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 PSP
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes Airport14 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport21 mi away
- TRM · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport24 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from PSP?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Palm Springs (PSP) is 195 miles (313 km, 169 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to PSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 59m 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 PSP?
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