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YSM to DRA: distance & flight time
Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,627 mi
2,618 km · 1,414 nm
3h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,627 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 39m 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
- YSM — Fort Smith Airport · Fort Smith, 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 YSM
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport92 mi away
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport99 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport125 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport142 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 YSM from DRA?
The flight distance from Fort Smith (YSM) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,627 miles (2,618 km, 1,414 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSM to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 39m 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 YSM to DRA?
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