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PBI to DRA: distance & flight time
West Palm Beach (Palm Beach International Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
2,208 mi
3,553 km · 1,918 nm
4h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,208 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 48m 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
- PBI — Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach, 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 PBI
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport42 mi away
- LNA · Palm Beach County Park Airport6 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport21 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport63 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 PBI from DRA?
The flight distance from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Mercury (DRA) is 2,208 miles (3,553 km, 1,918 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBI to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 48m 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 PBI to DRA?
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