Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FPR to DRA: distance & flight time
Fort Pierce (St Lucie County International Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
2,168 mi
3,488 km · 1,884 nm
4h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northwest
See live FPR→DRA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
2,168 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 43m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- FPR — St Lucie County International Airport · Fort Pierce, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FPR
- VRB · Vero Beach Regional Airport11 mi away
- SUA · Witham Field23 mi away
- OBE · Okeechobee County Airport34 mi away
- MLB · Melbourne International Airport45 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 FPR from DRA?
The flight distance from Fort Pierce (FPR) to Mercury (DRA) is 2,168 miles (3,488 km, 1,884 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FPR to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 43m 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 FPR to DRA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FPR–DRA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.