Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SME to DRA: distance & flight time
Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,730 mi
2,784 km · 1,503 nm
3h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading west
See live SME→DRA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,730 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 51m 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
- SME — Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · Somerset, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SME
- LOZ · London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field29 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport68 mi away
- GLW · Glasgow Municipal Airport74 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport80 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 SME from DRA?
The flight distance from Somerset (SME) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,730 miles (2,784 km, 1,503 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SME to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 51m 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 SME to DRA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SME–DRA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.