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ELD to DRA: distance & flight time
El Dorado (South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,333 mi
2,145 km · 1,158 nm
3h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,333 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 22m 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
- ELD — South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field · El Dorado, 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 ELD
- MLU · Monroe Regional Airport67 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field70 mi away
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base70 mi away
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport72 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 ELD from DRA?
The flight distance from El Dorado (ELD) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,333 miles (2,145 km, 1,158 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELD to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 22m 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 ELD to DRA?
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