Nonstop flight route between Vernal, Utah, United States and Petrozavodsk, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(40°26'26"N by 109°30'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(61°53'5"N by 34°9'24"E)
Distance from VEL to PES:
5,081.73 miles (8,178.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vernal Regional Airport (VEL), Vernal, Utah, United States and Petrozavodsk Airport (PES), Petrozavodsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,082 miles (or 8,178 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 Petrozavodsk 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 Petrozavodsk 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: | PES / ULPB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Petrozavodsk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°53'5"N by 34°9'24"E |
| Area Served: | Petrozavodsk |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Karelia |
| Airport Type: | Civil/military |
| Elevation: | 151 feet (46 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PES |
| More Information: | PES 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.
- 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.
- Air Midwest began flights to Salt Lake City International Airport on 2 July 2006, replacing Salmon Air.
- 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 Petrozavodsk Airport (PES):
- Because of Petrozavodsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Petrozavodsk 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 closest airport to Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) is Kitee Airfield (KTQ), which is located 134 miles (215 kilometers) W of PES.
- The furthest airport from Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,681 miles (17,189 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Petrozavodsk Airport", other names for PES include "Petroskoin Lendoazema" and "Аэропорт Петрозаводск".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 82.99 miles (133.56 km) NNE | Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States |     |
| 2 | 104.58 miles (168.30 km) E | Craig–Moffat Airport (CIG) | Craig, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 104.99 miles (168.96 km) SSE | Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 110.02 miles (177.05 km) NNW | Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM) | Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States | |
| 5 | 113.59 miles (182.80 km) ESE | Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL) | Rifle, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 117.21 miles (188.62 km) S | Canyonlands Field (CNY) | Moab, Utah, United States | |
| 7 | 117.58 miles (189.23 km) W | Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) | Provo, Utah, United States | |
| 8 | 120.53 miles (193.97 km) E | Yampa Valley Airport (HDN) | Hayden, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 121.75 miles (195.93 km) WSW | Mount Pleasant Airport (MSD) | Mount Pleasant, Utah, United States | |
| 10 | 130.11 miles (209.40 km) WNW | Skypark Airport (BTF) | Bountiful, Utah, United States | |
| 11 | 131.64 miles (211.85 km) WNW | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| 12 | 137.21 miles (220.82 km) WNW | Hill Air Force Base (HIF) | Ogden, Utah, United States | |
| 13 | 139.03 miles (223.75 km) E | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 140.88 miles (226.73 km) WNW | Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD) | Ogden, Utah, United States | |
| 15 | 147.79 miles (237.84 km) ESE | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,946.89 miles (17,617.26 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,861.70 miles (17,480.16 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,847.35 miles (17,457.07 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,824.47 miles (17,420.26 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,713.39 miles (17,241.49 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,595.78 miles (17,052.21 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,578.84 miles (17,024.95 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,539.79 miles (16,962.10 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,448.61 miles (16,815.37 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,417.73 miles (16,765.67 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,413.13 miles (16,758.27 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,405.96 miles (16,746.73 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,405.18 miles (16,745.48 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,392.45 miles (16,724.98 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,371.28 miles (16,690.91 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 133.73 miles (215.21 km) W | Kitee Airfield (KTQ) | Kitee, Finland | |
| 2 | 155.16 miles (249.71 km) WNW | Joensuu Airport (JOE) | Joensuu, Finland | |
| 3 | 177.92 miles (286.33 km) SW | Rzhevka Airport (RVH) | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 4 | 194.70 miles (313.33 km) SW | Pulkovo Airport (LED) | Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) | |
| 5 | 204.65 miles (329.36 km) W | Varkaus Airport (VRK) | Joroinen, Finland | |
| 6 | 206.51 miles (332.35 km) WSW | Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) | Lappeenranta, Finland | |
| 7 | 217.54 miles (350.10 km) WNW | Kuopio Airport (KUO) | Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland | |
| 8 | 222.67 miles (358.35 km) NNE | Solovki (CSH) | Solovetsky Islands, Russia | |
| 9 | 222.95 miles (358.81 km) SE | Cherepovets (CEE) | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia | |
| 10 | 227.55 miles (366.20 km) W | Mikkeli Airport (MIK) | Mikkeli, Finland | |
| 11 | 248.25 miles (399.52 km) WSW | Utti Airport (UTI) | Utti / Valkeala, Finland | |
| 12 | 254.77 miles (410.02 km) SSW | Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) | Veliky Novgorod, Russia | |
| 13 | 261.36 miles (420.61 km) NW | Kajaani Airport (KAJ) | Kajaani, Finland | |
| 14 | 266.21 miles (428.42 km) SE | Vologda Airport (VGD) | Vologda, Russia | |
| 15 | 276.01 miles (444.19 km) W | Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) | Jyväskylä, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,681.06 miles (17,189.46 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,392.80 miles (16,725.54 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,375.33 miles (16,697.43 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,370.73 miles (16,690.04 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,357.36 miles (16,668.52 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,339.85 miles (16,640.33 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,336.87 miles (16,635.54 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,336.34 miles (16,634.69 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,329.27 miles (16,623.31 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,311.48 miles (16,594.67 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,299.55 miles (16,575.47 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,299.10 miles (16,574.75 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,291.37 miles (16,562.31 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,286.59 miles (16,554.63 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,284.17 miles (16,550.73 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |