Vernal Regional Airport, also known as Vernal-Uintah County Airport, was established in 1961 and is located just north of Vernal, Utah. It is owned and operated by Uintah County and serves the cities of Vernal, Roosevelt, and Myton. The airport features two runways: a 4,000-foot primary runway and a 2,400-foot secondary runway. The airport provides service to commercial airlines as well as private aircraft.
In the early days of the airport’s operation, it only had one runway for both commercial and private aircraft. This caused frequent delays for flights due to the lack of space available for take-off or landing. In 1985, the second runway was added in order to alleviate this problem. This allowed commercial flights to depart on time without having to wait for a private aircraft to land or take off first. Since then, the airport has experienced steady growth in passenger numbers and services offered. Today, it serves as an important hub for travel in northeastern Utah with direct flights to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) as well as other regional airports. There are also several charter services that offer service from Vernal Regional Airport including air ambulance services and private charter companies.
VEL is the abbreviation code for Vernal Regional Airport. According to Abbreviation Finder, VEL can also mean:
Vernal Airport, UT (VEL)
The Vernal Regional Airport is a commercial airport in the State of Utah. It is located in the eastern administrative district of Uintah County, which is directly adjacent to the neighboring state of Colorado.
- Time zone: GMT -7
- Service phone: +1 435 789-3400
- Address: Vernal Regional Airport, 825 South 500 E, Vernal, UT 84078, USA
- Operator: Uintah County & Vernal City
- Parking: Yes, there are enough parking spaces available.
- How to get there : In Vernal on US Highway 40 to the intersection with 500 E. Street and then follow the airport signs.
- Train connections: The nearest possible Amtrak Rail Station is about 180 kilometers further west in Provo, from where there is a connection to the “California Zephyr”, which runs from Chicago to Emeryville.
- Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (16.41%), Tuesday (17.44%), Wednesday (16.92%), Thursday (16.41%), Friday (16.41%), Saturday (8.21%), Sunday (8.21%)
- other spellings: Вернал, Юта, バ ー ナ ル (ユ タ 州)
Location
The airport is only about 2 kilometers southeast of downtown Vernal. Passengers arriving by car from out of town should take US Highway 40 in Vernal to the intersection with S. 500 E. Street and then follow signs to the airport.