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YLD to DRA: distance & flight time
Chapleau (Chapleau Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,825 mi
2,937 km · 1,586 nm
4h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,825 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 3m 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
- YLD — Chapleau Airport · Chapleau, 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 YLD
- YXZ · Wawa Airport67 mi away
- YTS · Timmins/Victor M. Power104 mi away
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport107 mi away
- YEL · Elliot Lake Municipal Airport108 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 YLD from DRA?
The flight distance from Chapleau (YLD) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,825 miles (2,937 km, 1,586 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLD to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 3m 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 YLD to DRA?
Nonstop service on YLD–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 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YLD to DRA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YLD–DRA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YLD to DRA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YLD–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.