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SCE to DRA: distance & flight time
State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
2,062 mi
3,319 km · 1,792 nm
4h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,062 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 31m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, 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 SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 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 SCE from DRA?
The flight distance from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to Mercury (DRA) is 2,062 miles (3,319 km, 1,792 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCE to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 31m 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 SCE to DRA?
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