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DRA to YPY: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Fort Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan Airport)
1,546 mi
2,488 km · 1,344 nm
3h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,546 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 30m 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
- YPY — Fort Chipewyan Airport · Fort Chipewyan, 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 YPY
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport92 mi away
- HZP · Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport98 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport108 mi away
- ZFD · Fond-Du-Lac Airport145 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from YPY?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Fort Chipewyan (YPY) is 1,546 miles (2,488 km, 1,344 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to YPY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 30m 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 YPY?
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