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YIP to DRA: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,766 mi
2,842 km · 1,535 nm
3h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,766 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 56m 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
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, 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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 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 YIP from DRA?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,766 miles (2,842 km, 1,535 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 56m 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 YIP to DRA?
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