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DRA to STK: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Sterling (Sterling Municipal Airport)
742 mi
1,194 km · 644 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
742 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m 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
- STK — Sterling Municipal Airport · Sterling, 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 STK
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport30 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field37 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport91 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from STK?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Sterling (STK) is 742 miles (1,194 km, 644 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to STK?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 STK?
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