Vernal-Uintah County Airport
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| Vernal - Uintah County Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: VEL - ICAO: KVEL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Uintah County & Vernal City | ||
| Serves | Vernal, Utah | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,278 ft (1,608.7 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 6,201 | 1,890 | Asphalt |
| 7/25 | 4,108 | 1,252 | Asphalt |
Vernal - Uintah County Airport (IATA: VEL, ICAO: KVEL), also known as Vernal Airport, is a public airport located one mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Vernal, a city in Uintah County, Utah, USA. The airport covers 254 acres and has two runways. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
Air Midwest, operating as US Airways Express, commenced service on July 2, 2006, with flights to Salt Lake City International Airport.[1] Previously, scheduled service was provided by Salmon Air with flights to Salt Lake City.
[edit] Airline and destination
- US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Air Midwest (Salt Lake City)
[edit] References
- FAA Airport Master Record (Form 5010) for VEL, also available as a printable form (PDF)
- Notes:
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KVEL
- ASN Accident history for KVEL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KVEL
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