Vernal Regional Airport

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IATA: VEL

ICAO: KVEL

FAA: VEL

Vernal Weather

METAR: KVEL 181853Z AUTO 10SM CLR 12/M06 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01221061

TAF: KVEL 181720Z 1818/1918 09006KT P6SM SKC FM182200 26011G22KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250 FM190200 35008KT P6SM SCT130 BKN200 FM190500 VRB04KT P6SM SCT080 BKN200 FM191500 06005KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150

Reporting Station: KVEL (0.4 NM at True Heading of 350)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1019.4
Temperature: 12.2 C (53.96 F)
Dewpoint: -6.1 C (21.02 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 40-26-09.8800N (40.436078)
Longitude: 
 109-30-41.1210W (-109.511423)
Elevation: 
 5274.2 feet MSL (1608 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 9.9 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. SE of Vernal, Utah
Found On: 
 Salt Lake City Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
KEN CAMPBELL
730 EAST 800 S.
VERNAL, UT 84078
(435) 789-3400		 UINTAH CO AND VERNAL CITY
152 E 100 N.
VERNAL, UT 84078
(435) 781-0770

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 05/1945
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/DAWN-DUSK
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 6274 feet (1912 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 VEL
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No
Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting: 
 Class I
ARFF Index: A
Air Carrier Service: Scheduled
Certification Date: 06/2006

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  27
Multi Engine:  1
Jet Engine:  1
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2018)

Total Operations:  8600
Air Taxi:  2000 23.3%
GA Local:  4000 46.5%
GA Itinerant:  2500 29.1%
Military Aircraft:  100 1.2%

Communications

CTAF:  122.700
Unicom:  122.700
ASOS:  118.125 (435-781-1224)

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Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 435
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Dinaland Aviation
   Update FBO info		 Unicom 122.7 789-4612, after hours call 781-2404 or 789-1959 100LL, Jet A
Skywest Airlines
   Update FBO info		 789-7263
Vernal Aviation
   Update FBO info		 789-8157 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Cedar City(CDC)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35 SW-4
IAP RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 35 SW-4
IAP VOR RWY 35 SW-4
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS SW-4
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SW-4
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near VEL

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
26.4 Roosevelt Municipal Airport
(74V)		 249 239 100LL, Jet A
29.4 Dutch John Airport
(33U)		 10 0 100LL
39.9 Rangely Airport
(RNG 4V0)		 120 111 100LL
42.4 Duchesne Municipal Airport
(U69)		 250 240 100LL
70.3 Fort Bridger Airport
(FBR KFBR FBR)		 325 315 100LL
72.4 Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
(RKS KRKS RKS)		 16 6 100LL, Jet A-1+
75.4 Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field Airport
(PUC KPUC PUC)		 229 219 100LL, Jet A
76.2 Mack Mesa Airport
(10CO)		 156 147 100LL
78.0 Meeker Coulter Field Airport
(KEEO EEO)		 106 97 100LL, Jet A
85.5 Evanston-Uinta County Burns Field Airport
(EVW KEVW EVW)		 306 295 100LL, Jet A
87.6 Heber Valley Airport
(HCR)		 272 261 100LL, Jet A, Jet
90.9 Craig-Moffat Airport
(CIG KCAG CAG)		 87 78 100LL, Jet A
91.0 Grand Junction Regional Airport
(GJT KGJT GJT)		 149 140 100LL, Jet A
91.3 Huntington Municipal Airport
(69V)		 225 215 100LL
94.4 Green River Municipal Airport
(RVR U34)		 200 190 100LL
95.7 Kemmerer Municipal Airport
(EMM KEMM EMM)		 330 320 100LL, Jet A
98.5 Rifle Garfield County Airport
(RIL KRIL RIL)		 123 114 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

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NM of KVEL

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

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NM of KVEL

Remarks

A110-1 RWY 07/25 DECOMMISSIONED.
A110-3 FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
A17 AFT HR OPS CTC 435-789-8494 OR 435-261-9000.
A26 24 HR PPR FOR ACR OPS OVR 30 PAX SEATS - AMGR.
A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 17 & 35; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 17 & 35 ON CONSLY.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 17/35
Longest Runway: 17/35 is 7000 ft (2134 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

VEL Airport Runway Details

Runway 17/35  7000 ft x 100 ft (2134 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 08/01/2018
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Pavement Class:  18 /F/C/X/T
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  45.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  55.0

Runway 17

Runway 35
Elevation: 
 5267.8 5274.2
Latitude: 
 40-26-44.4530N 40-25-35.3078N
Longitude: 
 109-30-41.8862W 109-30-40.3569W
Runway True Alignment: 
 179 359
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 POLE TREES
Object Height: 
 33 44
Distance from End: 
 586 1094
Object Centerline Offset: 
 367 ft. left of centerline 203 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 48 48
Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
 7000 7000

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
 Low Pressure
Bulk Oxygen: 
 High Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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