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POP to DRA: distance & flight time
Puerto Plata (Gregorio Luperon International Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
2,971 mi
4,781 km · 2,581 nm
6h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,971 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 17m 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
- POP — Gregorio Luperon International Airport · Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
- 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 POP
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 POP from DRA?
The flight distance from Puerto Plata (POP) to Mercury (DRA) is 2,971 miles (4,781 km, 2,581 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POP to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 17m 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 POP to DRA?
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