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YEL to DRA: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,842 mi
2,964 km · 1,600 nm
4h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,842 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 5m 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
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- 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 YEL
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport32 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport49 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport61 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport86 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 YEL from DRA?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,842 miles (2,964 km, 1,600 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 5m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YEL to DRA?
Nonstop service on YEL–DRA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 4h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to DRA?
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Why are some YEL to DRA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YEL–DRA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.