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DRA to QLR: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Monte Real (Monte Real Air Base)
5,420 mi
8,722 km · 4,710 nm
11h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,420 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 6m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- QLR — Monte Real Air Base · Monte Real, Portugal
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 QLR
- AVR · Alverca Air Base66 mi away
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)74 mi away
- CAT · Cascais Airport80 mi away
- VSE · Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from QLR?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Monte Real (QLR) is 5,420 miles (8,722 km, 4,710 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to QLR?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 6m 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 QLR?
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