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NCE to DRA: distance & flight time
Nice (Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
5,848 mi
9,411 km · 5,082 nm
11h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,848 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 56m 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
- NCE — Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · Nice, France
- 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 NCE
- CEQ · Cannes-Mandelieu Airport15 mi away
- FRJ · Fréjus Airport29 mi away
- LTT · La Môle Airport48 mi away
- ALL · Villanova D'Albenga International Airport53 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 NCE from DRA?
The flight distance from Nice (NCE) to Mercury (DRA) is 5,848 miles (9,411 km, 5,082 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NCE to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 56m 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 NCE to DRA?
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