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DRA to YEG: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Edmonton (Edmonton International Airport)
1,159 mi
1,866 km · 1,007 nm
2h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,159 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 59m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YEG — Edmonton International Airport · Edmonton, Canada
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 YEG
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport18 mi away
- YQF · Red Deer Regional Airport79 mi away
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport82 mi away
- YZU · Whitecourt Airport107 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from YEG?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Edmonton (YEG) is 1,159 miles (1,866 km, 1,007 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to YEG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 59m 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 YEG?
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