Nonstop flight route between Vernal, Utah, United States and Panama City, Panama:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vernal Regional Airport (VEL), Vernal, Utah, United States and Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC), Panama City, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,846 miles (or 4,580 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 Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International 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 Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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 closest airport to Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) is Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NNE of VEL.
• Air Midwest began flights to Salt Lake City International Airport on 2 July 2006, replacing Salmon Air.
• 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 (VEL) has 2 runways.
• 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 airport covers 254 acres at an elevation of 5,278 feet.
• In addition to being known as "Vernal Regional Airport", another name for VEL is "Vernal - Uintah County Airport".

Facts about Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC):

• Because of Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International 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.
• Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (meaning Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,106 miles (19,482 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) is Tocumen International Airport (PTY), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ENE of PAC.
• Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport handled 289,197 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport", another name for PAC is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert"".