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FTW to DRA: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,090 mi
1,755 km · 948 nm
2h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,090 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 50m 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
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth, 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 FTW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field6 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport12 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field30 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 FTW from DRA?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,090 miles (1,755 km, 948 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 50m 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 FTW to DRA?
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