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WRI to DRA: distance & flight time
Wrightstown (Mc Guire Air Force Base) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
2,239 mi
3,603 km · 1,945 nm
4h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,239 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 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
- WRI — Mc Guire Air Force Base · Wrightstown, 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 WRI
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport36 mi away
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport52 mi away
- NEL · Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport13 mi away
- LLY · South Jersey Regional Airport14 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 WRI from DRA?
The flight distance from Wrightstown (WRI) to Mercury (DRA) is 2,239 miles (3,603 km, 1,945 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WRI to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 WRI to DRA?
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