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DRA to PVR: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Puerto Vallarta (Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport)
1,278 mi
2,057 km · 1,111 nm
3h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,278 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 15m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- PVR — Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport · Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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 PVR
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from PVR?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) is 1,278 miles (2,057 km, 1,111 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to PVR?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 15m 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 PVR?
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