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YQF to DRA: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,080 mi
1,739 km · 939 nm
2h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,080 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 49m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, 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 YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 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 YQF from DRA?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,080 miles (1,739 km, 939 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 49m 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 YQF to DRA?
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