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OAK to DRA: distance & flight time
Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
349 mi
562 km · 303 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
349 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m 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
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, 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 OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 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 OAK from DRA?
The flight distance from Oakland (OAK) to Mercury (DRA) is 349 miles (562 km, 303 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OAK to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 OAK to DRA?
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