Nonstop flight route between Vernal, Utah, United States and Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vernal Regional Airport (VEL), Vernal, Utah, United States and Lake Havasu City Airport (HII), Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 485 miles (or 780 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Vernal Regional Airport and Lake Havasu City Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VEL / KVEL |
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| Location: | Vernal, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'26"N by 109°30'36"W |
| Area Served: | Vernal, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | Uintah County & Vernal City |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5278 feet (1,609 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VEL |
| More Information: | VEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HII / KHII |
| Airport Name: | Lake Havasu City Airport |
| Location: | Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°34'15"N by 114°21'29"W |
| Area Served: | Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
| Operator/Owner: | Lake Havasu City |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 783 feet (239 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HII |
| More Information: | HII Maps & Info |
Facts about Vernal Regional Airport (VEL):
- Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) has 2 runways.
- Because of Vernal Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,278 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at VEL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make VEL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Vernal Regional Airport", another name for VEL is "Vernal - Uintah County Airport".
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 5,474 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,805 in 2009 and 4,461 in 2010.
- Vernal Regional Airport is a mile southeast of Vernal, in Uintah County, Utah.
- The furthest airport from Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,947 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) is Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NNE of VEL.
Facts about Lake Havasu City Airport (HII):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 8,174 commercial passenger boardings in calendar year 2005 and 6,082 enplanements in 2006.
- Because of Lake Havasu City Airport's relatively low elevation of 783 feet, planes can take off or land at Lake Havasu City Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) is Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NW of HII.
- Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) currently has only 1 runway.
