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SSC to DRA: distance & flight time
Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
2,002 mi
3,222 km · 1,740 nm
4h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,002 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 24m 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
- SSC — Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter, 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 SSC
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base19 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field22 mi away
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport30 mi away
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport36 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 SSC from DRA?
The flight distance from Sumter (SSC) to Mercury (DRA) is 2,002 miles (3,222 km, 1,740 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SSC to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 24m 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 SSC to DRA?
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