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RKS to DRA: distance & flight time
Rock Springs (Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
507 mi
816 km · 441 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
507 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- RKS — Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport · Rock Springs, 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 RKS
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport71 mi away
- VEL · Vernal Regional Airport83 mi away
- LND · Hunt Field86 mi away
- BPI · Miley Memorial Field87 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 RKS from DRA?
The flight distance from Rock Springs (RKS) to Mercury (DRA) is 507 miles (816 km, 441 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RKS to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 RKS to DRA?
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