Nonstop flight route between Vernal, Utah, United States and Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vernal Regional Airport (VEL), Vernal, Utah, United States and Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR), Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,636 miles (or 13,898 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 large distance between Vernal Regional Airport and Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Vernal Regional Airport and Sultan Ismail Petra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VEL / KVEL | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | KBR / WMKC | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°9'57"N by 102°17'33"E | 
| Area Served: | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KBR | 
| More Information: | KBR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Vernal Regional Airport (VEL):
- 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.
- 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.
- Air Midwest began flights to Salt Lake City International Airport on 2 July 2006, replacing Salmon Air.
- In addition to being known as "Vernal Regional Airport", another name for VEL is "Vernal - Uintah County Airport".
- Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) has 2 runways.
- Vernal Regional Airport is a mile southeast of Vernal, in Uintah County, Utah.
- 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 Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR):
- At the Sultan Ismail Petra airport, there is an airport taxi service which imposes freight rate based on the destination's distance from the airport, which is located at the outside of the Arrival Hall.
- The closest airport to Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) is Pattani Airport (PAN), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) WNW of KBR.
- The major facilities that are found in this airport include shuttle and car rental representative counters, automated teller machines, currency exchange, gift shops, a KFC restaurant and small eating joints.
- Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sultan Ismail Petra Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Sultan Ismail Petra 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.
- Sultan Ismail Petra Airport handled 1,585,238 passengers last year.
- Holding point C and apron as seen in the new section of the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport
- In addition to being known as "Sultan Ismail Petra Airport", other names for KBR include "لاڤڠن تربڠ سلطان اسماعيل ڤيترا" and "Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail Petra".
- The furthest airport from Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) is Chachapoyas Airport (CHH), which is nearly antipodal to Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (meaning Sultan Ismail Petra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chachapoyas Airport), and is located 12,426 miles (19,998 kilometers) away in Chachapoyas, Peru.




