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INS to DRA: distance & flight time
Indian Springs (Creech Air Force Base) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
20 mi
32 km · 17 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
20 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m 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
- INS — Creech Air Force Base · Indian Springs, 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 INS
- LAS · McCarran International Airport45 mi away
- DRA · Desert Rock Airport20 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport37 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base43 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 INS from DRA?
The flight distance from Indian Springs (INS) to Mercury (DRA) is 20 miles (32 km, 17 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from INS to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 31m 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 INS to DRA?
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