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FCS to DRA: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
633 mi
1,018 km · 550 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
633 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m 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
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, 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 FCS
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport9 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport82 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport62 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 FCS from DRA?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to Mercury (DRA) is 633 miles (1,018 km, 550 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 FCS to DRA?
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