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DRA to YGB: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Texada (Texada Gillies Bay Airport)
998 mi
1,606 km · 867 nm
2h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
998 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 38m 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
- YGB — Texada Gillies Bay Airport · Texada, 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 YGB
- YPW · Powell River Airport10 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport17 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport69 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from YGB?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Texada (YGB) is 998 miles (1,606 km, 867 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to YGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 38m 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 YGB?
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