FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | VEL |
Lat/Long: | 40-26-09.8800N 109-30-41.1210W 40-26.164667N 109-30.685350W 40.4360778,-109.5114225 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 5274.2 ft. / 1607.6 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 10E (2020) |
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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
FSS: | CEDAR CITY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | VEL (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK AFT HR OPS CTC 435-789-8494 OR 435-261-9000. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 17 & 35; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 17 & 35 ON CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
Airline operations: | 24 HR PPR FOR ACR OPS OVR 30 PAX SEATS - AMGR. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX ASOS: | 118.125 (435-781-1224) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (ZLC) ON 119.95/377.15 MYTON RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
VELr331/3.5 | | VERNAL VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 15E |
MTUr045/33.0 | | MYTON VOR/DME | | 112.70 | | 14E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 7000 x 100 ft. / 2134 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 18 /F/C/X/T | Single wheel: | 45.0 | Double wheel: | 55.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 40-26.740883N | | 40-25.588463N |
Longitude: | 109-30.698103W | | 109-30.672615W |
Elevation: | 5267.8 ft. | | 5274.2 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 169 magnetic, 179 true | | 349 magnetic, 359 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:7000 | | TORA:7000 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 33 ft. pole, 586 ft. from runway, 367 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 44 ft. trees, 1094 ft. from runway, 203 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | UINTAH CO AND VERNAL CITY 152 E 100 N. VERNAL, UT 84078 Phone (435) 781-0770 |
Manager: | KEN CAMPBELL 730 EAST 800 S. VERNAL, UT 84078 Phone (435) 789-3400 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 24/day * | 47% | local general aviation | 29% | transient general aviation | 23% | air taxi | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RWY 07/25 DECOMMISSIONED. |
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568. |
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 from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 35 | |
download (229KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 35 | |
download (214KB) |
VOR RWY 35 | |
download (209KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (128KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (227KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
74V - Roosevelt Municipal Airport (26 nm W)
4V0 - Rangely Airport (40 nm SE)
U69 - Duchesne Municipal Airport (42 nm W)
KFBR - Fort Bridger Airport (70 nm NW)
KRKS - Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (72 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 21-Dec-2017
looking north.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 29-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 13:06 |
Sunset | | 19:39 | | 01:39 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:07 | | 02:07 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-Mar-2024 14:14:07 |
Local (UTC-6) | 29-Mar-2024 08:14:07 |
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METAR |
KVEL | 291353Z AUTO 22003KT 1/2SM SN FG FEW005 OVC010 01/M01 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP114 P0003 T00061006
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TAF |
KVEL | 291120Z 2912/3012 00000KT 6SM -SN BR BKN014 OVC025 TEMPO 2912/2916 2SM -SN BR BKN008 OVC015 FM291700 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM292000 16006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN030 FM300100 11005KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 OVC045
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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