Nonstop flight route between Vernal, Utah, United States and Salem, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vernal Regional Airport (VEL), Vernal, Utah, United States and Salem Airport (SXV), Salem, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,796 miles (or 14,156 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 Salem 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 Salem 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: | SXV / VOSM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Salem, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°46'54"N by 78°3'51"E | 
| Area Served: | Salem District | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of India | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1008 feet (307 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SXV | 
| More Information: | SXV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Vernal Regional Airport (VEL):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Vernal Regional Airport", another name for VEL is "Vernal - Uintah County Airport".
- 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.
- The airport covers 254 acres at an elevation of 5,278 feet.
- 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.
Facts about Salem Airport (SXV):
- Salem Airport has one runway, oriented 040/220 degrees, 6000 feet long.
- Salem Airport (SXV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Salem Airport (SXV) is Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ), which is located 83 miles (133 kilometers) SSE of SXV.
- In addition to being known as "Salem Airport", other names for SXV include "சேலம் விமான நிலையம்" and "Salem Airport".
- After a 3 year wait and prolonged negotiations, Kingfisher airlines commenced daily flights to Chennai using its ATR aircraft on 15 November 2009.
- The furthest airport from Salem Airport (SXV) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,317 miles (18,213 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.




