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LEY to DRA: distance & flight time
Lelystad (Lelystad Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
5,352 mi
8,614 km · 4,651 nm
10h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,352 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 58m 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
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, Netherlands
- 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 LEY
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol34 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- DHR · De Kooy Airport45 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base51 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 LEY from DRA?
The flight distance from Lelystad (LEY) to Mercury (DRA) is 5,352 miles (8,614 km, 4,651 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEY to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 58m 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 LEY to DRA?
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