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DRA to SCF: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Scottsdale (Scottsdale Airport)
312 mi
501 km · 271 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
312 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m 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
- SCF — Scottsdale Airport · Scottsdale, 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 SCF
- PHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport14 mi away
- DVT · Phoenix Deer Valley Airport11 mi away
- MSC · Falcon Field15 mi away
- AZA · Phoenix-Mesa-Gateway Airport26 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from SCF?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Scottsdale (SCF) is 312 miles (501 km, 271 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to SCF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 SCF?
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