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WBU to DRA: distance & flight time
Boulder (Boulder Municipal Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
631 mi
1,016 km · 548 nm
1h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
631 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 50m 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
- WBU — Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder, 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 WBU
- DEN · Denver International Airport32 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport11 mi away
- FNL · Northern Colorado Regional Airport31 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base34 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 WBU from DRA?
The flight distance from Boulder (WBU) to Mercury (DRA) is 631 miles (1,016 km, 548 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBU to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 50m 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 WBU to DRA?
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