KVEL
Vernal Regional Airport
VFR
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Name
Vernal Regional Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
KVEL / VEL / KVEL
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- Region
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Timezone
8:38 am (MST)
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Municipality
Vernal
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Coordinates
40° 26′ 27″ N 109° 30′ 36″ E
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Elevation
5’278 ft (1’609 m MSL)
About Vernal Regional Airport
Vernal Regional Airport (IATA: VEL, ICAO: KVEL, FAA LID: VEL) is a mile southeast of Vernal, in Uintah County, Utah. It is owned by the city and county and sees one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 5,474 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 3,805 in 2009 and 4,461 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).