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DSM to DRA: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,243 mi
2,000 km · 1,080 nm
3h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,243 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 10m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- DSM — Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines, United States
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DSM
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport70 mi away
- FOD · Fort Dodge Regional Airport75 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport96 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport104 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from DRA?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,243 miles (2,000 km, 1,080 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 10m 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 DSM to DRA?
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