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Desert Rock Airport
KDRA / DRAMercury, NevadaELEV 3,314 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
38 nm
To the nearest alternate
Homey (Area 51) Airport (KXTA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Desert Rock Airport (KDRA / DRA) is a mid-sized airport serving Mercury, Nevada. The airport sits 3,314 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into DRA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Homey (Area 51) Airport (KXTA, 38 nm), North Las Vegas Airport (VGT, 47 nm), and Harry Reid International Airport (LAS, 53 nm).
Charter pricing from DRA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Formerly DRA. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Mercury.
Field capability
ICAO
KDRA
IATA
DRA
FAA / Local
NV65
Elevation
3,314 ft
Coordinates
36.6194° N · 116.0330° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NV fields
state range 1,870–6,259 ft
At 3,314 ft, DRA sits lower than 70% of the 30 Nevada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 38nmKXTAHomey (Area 51) AirportGroom Lake
- 47nmVGTNorth Las Vegas AirportLas Vegas
- 53nmLASHarry Reid International AirportLas Vegas
- 53nmLSVNellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas
- 70nmBLDBoulder City Municipal AirportBoulder City
- 85nmBYSBicycle Lake Army Air FieldFort Irwin/Barstow
Location
Open the full mapKDRA · Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, NV