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MCF to DRA: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
2,038 mi
3,280 km · 1,771 nm
4h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,038 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 28m 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
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, 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 MCF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport9 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 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 MCF from DRA?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Mercury (DRA) is 2,038 miles (3,280 km, 1,771 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 28m 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 MCF to DRA?
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