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DRA to ROW: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Roswell (Roswell International Air Center Airport)
690 mi
1,110 km · 600 nm
1h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
690 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 58m 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
- ROW — Roswell International Air Center Airport · Roswell, 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 ROW
- RUI · Sierra Blanca Regional Airport59 mi away
- CNM · Cavern City Air Terminal68 mi away
- HOB · Lea County Regional Airport87 mi away
- ALM · Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from ROW?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Roswell (ROW) is 690 miles (1,110 km, 600 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to ROW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DRA to ROW?
Nonstop service on DRA–ROW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DRA to ROW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DRA–ROW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DRA to ROW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DRA–ROW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.