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YTE to DRA: distance & flight time
Cape Dorset (Cape Dorset Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
2,505 mi
4,031 km · 2,177 nm
5h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
2,505 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 23m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YTE — Cape Dorset Airport · Cape Dorset, 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 YTE
- YIK · Ivujivik Airport133 mi away
- YZG · Salluit Airport144 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 YTE from DRA?
The flight distance from Cape Dorset (YTE) to Mercury (DRA) is 2,505 miles (4,031 km, 2,177 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTE to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 23m 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 YTE to DRA?
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