Vernal Regional Airport

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Coordinates: 40°26′27″N 109°30′36″W / 40.44083, -109.51

Vernal Regional Airport
Vernal - Uintah County Airport
IATA: VEL – ICAO: KVEL – FAA: VEL
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Uintah County & Vernal City
Serves Vernal, Utah
Elevation AMSL 5,278 ft / 1,609 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 6,201 1,890 Asphalt
7/25 4,108 1,252 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 9,950
Based aircraft 34
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Vernal Regional Airport (IATA: VEL, ICAO: KVEL, FAA LID: VEL), formerly known as Vernal - Uintah County Airport, is a public airport located one mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Vernal, a city in Uintah County, Utah, United States. It is owned by Uintah County and Vernal City.[1] 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.[2] Previously, scheduled service was provided by Salmon Air with flights to Salt Lake City. By January 2008, Great Lakes Aviation will replace Air Midwest, with flights to Denver.[3]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,074 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2005.[4] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, Vernal Regional Airport is a general aviation airport because a commercial service classification requires at least 2,500 passenger boardings per year.[5]

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[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Vernal Regional Airport covers an area of 254 acres (103 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 16/34 measuring 6,201 x 150 ft. (1,890 x 46 m) and 7/25 measuring 4,108 x 60 ft. (1,252 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2006, the airport had 9,950 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day: 75% general aviation, 15% scheduled commercial and 10% air taxi. There are 34 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single engine, 24% ultralight, 3% multi-engine and 3% glider.[1]

[edit] Airline and destination

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for VEL (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ Mesa Air Group Announces Schedule and Fares for Vernal, Utah (May 22, 2006)
  3. ^ Great Lakes Aviation lands Vernal airport contract. Vernal Express (10-Oct-2007).
  4. ^ FAA Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data: 2005
  5. ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2007-2011

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