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TPQ to DRA: distance & flight time
Tepic (Amado Nervo National Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,247 mi
2,007 km · 1,083 nm
3h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,247 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 11m 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
- TPQ — Amado Nervo National Airport · Tepic, Mexico
- 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 TPQ
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 TPQ from DRA?
The flight distance from Tepic (TPQ) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,247 miles (2,007 km, 1,083 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TPQ to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 11m 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 TPQ to DRA?
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