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KVEL Vernal Regional Airport
Vernal, Utah, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: VEL
Lat/Long: 40-26-27.3000N / 109-30-35.7000W
40-26.455000N / 109-30.595000W
40.4409167 / -109.5099167
(estimated)
Elevation: 5278 ft. / 1608.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 13E (2000)
From city: 1 mile SE of VERNAL, UT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 84078

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1945
Sectional chart: SALT LAKE CITY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: CEDAR CITY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: VEL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: DAWN-DUSK
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RYS 07/25 & 16/34, REIL RYS 07 & 25 AND 16 & 34, AND PAPI RYS 07 & 25 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: 24 HR PPR REQUIRED FOR ACR OPS OVER 30 PSGR SEATS CTC AMGR 435-789-3400. RY 07/25 NOT AVBL FOR ACR USE.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX ASOS: 135.175 (435-781-1224)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY CEDAR CITY RADIO ON FREQ 122.35 (VERNAL RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
VELr333/3.8VERNAL VOR/DME108.2015E
MTUr044/33.2MYTON VOR/DME112.7014E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 6201 x 150 ft. / 1890 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 45.0
Double wheel: 55.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 40-26.811595N40-25.790745N
Longitude: 109-30.640693W109-30.617808W
Elevation: 5262.1 ft.5264.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 166 magnetic, 179 true346 magnetic, 359 true
Declared distances: TORA:6201 TODA:6201 ASDA:6201 LDA:6201TORA:6201 TODA:6201 ASDA:6201 LDA:6201
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 33 ft. pole, 586 ft. from runway, 367 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear44 ft. trees, 1094 ft. from runway, 203 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 4108 x 60 ft. / 1252 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 40-26.681628N40-26.690260N
Longitude: 109-30.986497W109-30.101193W
Elevation: 5278.1 ft.5233.0 ft.
Gradient: 1.1%1.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 076 magnetic, 089 true256 magnetic, 269 true
Declared distances: TORA:4108 TODA:4108 ASDA:4108 LDA:4108TORA:4108 TODA:4108 ASDA:4108 LDA:4108
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 74 ft. tree, 771 ft. from runway, 376 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear43 ft. tree, 602 ft. from runway, 195 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: UINTAH CO AND VERNAL CITY
825 SOUTH 500 E
VERNAL, UT 84078
Phone 435-789-3400
Manager: KELLY HARVEY
825 SOUTH 500 E
VERNAL, UT 84078
Phone 435-789-3400

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 36
Single engine airplanes: 24
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Ultralights: 8
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
53% local general aviation
31% transient general aviation
16% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 01 January 2012

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34   download (216KB)
VOR RWY 34   download (162KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (113KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

74V - Roosevelt Municipal Airport (27 nm W)
U69 - Duchesne Municipal Airport (43 nm W)
KFBR - Fort Bridger Airport (70 nm NW)
KRKS - Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport (72 nm N)
KPUC - Carbon County Regional Airport/Buck Davis Field (76 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0413:04
Sunrise07:3113:31
Sunset18:3600:36
Evening civil twilight19:0401:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 23:57:53
Local (UTC-6)  16-Oct-2013 17:57:53
 
METAR
KVEL 162253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/M04 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00831044
TAF
KVEL 161728Z 1618/1718 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM162100 20009KT P6SM SKC FM170200 29005KT P6SM SCT250 FM170600 29004KT P6SM BKN200 FM171400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Dinaland Aviation 435-789-4612
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100LL Jet A
FS $6.12 $5.86 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Vernal Regional Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Vernal Regional Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KVEL have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN DINOSAUR INN 1.3 107-125
BEST WESTERN ANTLERS 1.7 117-140
ECONO LODGE DOWNTOWN 1.2 80-90
 

Other hotels near Vernal Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
TRAVELODGE VERNAL 0.9 86-120
THE LANDMARK INN & SUITES 1.2 139-159
SAGE MOTEL 1.4 79-85
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN VERNAL 1.6 72-90
RODEWAY INN VERNAL 1.9 60-70
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT VERNAL 2.3 184-185
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS VERNAL-DINOSAURLAND 2.5 160-200
SUPER 8 VERNAL UT 2.6 68-110
STUDIO 6 VERNAL 4.8 75-85

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Vernal Regional Airport

11 in Vernal
1 in Naples
 

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