KDRA is the ICAO code for Desert Rock Airport (IATA DRA), located in Mercury, NV.
Desert Rock Airport (KDRA) is a medium airport in Mercury, NV. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KDRA or IATA code DRA. It sits in North America.
Desert Rock Airport is a regional airport primarily serving general aviation, charter, and corporate flight departments. The 7,515-foot runway means it is well-suited as a dedicated bizjet field, free from airline scheduling pressure.
The longest runway measures 7,515 ft (2,291 m), a heavy-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Gulfstream G550, Falcon 7X, and Bombardier Global 5500. In practice this most heavy and super-midsize jets operate here without restriction.
Desert Rock Airport lies at 3,314 ft elevation.
Local operations run on America/Los_Angeles. Without scheduled airline traffic, the field tends to be quieter and more flexible for charter and corporate operations — a useful characteristic for early morning, late night, or short-notice flights that would be impractical at a hub.
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Regional fields like KDRA are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.
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