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NGZ to DRA: distance & flight time
Alameda (Alameda Naval Air Station) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
355 mi
572 km · 309 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
355 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- NGZ — Alameda Naval Air Station · Alameda, 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 NGZ
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport12 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport7 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport14 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport20 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 NGZ from DRA?
The flight distance from Alameda (NGZ) to Mercury (DRA) is 355 miles (572 km, 309 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NGZ to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 NGZ to DRA?
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