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DRA to VEL: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport)
440 mi
709 km · 383 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
440 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, 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 VEL
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport81 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport83 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field87 mi away
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from VEL?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Vernal (VEL) is 440 miles (709 km, 383 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to VEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 VEL?
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