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DRA to YQU: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Grande Prairie (Grande Prairie Airport)
1,289 mi
2,075 km · 1,120 nm
3h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,289 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 16m 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
- YQU — Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie, 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 YQU
- YDQ · Dawson Creek Airport64 mi away
- YPE · Peace River Airport91 mi away
- YXJ · Fort St John Airport103 mi away
- YCQ · Chetwynd Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DRA from YQU?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Grande Prairie (YQU) is 1,289 miles (2,075 km, 1,120 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to YQU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 16m 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 YQU?
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