Nonstop flight route between Vernal, Utah, United States and Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(40°26'26"N by 109°30'36"W)
Arrival Airport:
(54°38'24"N by 52°48'6"E)
Distance from VEL to UUA:
5,784.51 miles (9,309.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vernal Regional Airport (VEL), Vernal, Utah, United States and Bugulma Airport (UUA), Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,785 miles (or 9,309 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 Bugulma 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 Bugulma 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: | UUA / UWKB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°38'24"N by 52°48'6"E |
| Area Served: | Bugulma |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Bugulma Air Enterprise" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 991 feet (302 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UUA |
| More Information: | UUA 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 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 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Vernal Regional Airport", another name for VEL is "Vernal - Uintah County Airport".
Facts about Bugulma Airport (UUA):
- In addition to being known as "Bugulma Airport", other names for UUA include "Бөгелмә Аэропорты Bögelmä Aeroportı", "Аэропорт Бугульма" and "Terminal Building August 2006".
- The closest airport to Bugulma Airport (UUA) is Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ESE of UUA.
- The furthest airport from Bugulma Airport (UUA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 10,337 miles (16,636 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Bugulma Airport (UUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Bugulma Airport's relatively low elevation of 991 feet, planes can take off or land at Bugulma 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.
| 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 | 27.27 miles (43.89 km) ESE | Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) | Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 2 | 69.64 miles (112.08 km) NNW | Begishevo Airport (NBC) | Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 3 | 118.33 miles (190.43 km) NNE | Neftekamsk Airport (NEF) | Neftekamsk, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 4 | 123.32 miles (198.46 km) E | Ufa International Airport (UFA) | Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 5 | 133.03 miles (214.09 km) SW | Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | Samara, Russia | |
| 6 | 153.67 miles (247.31 km) N | Izhevsk Airport (IJK) | Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia | |
| 7 | 154.25 miles (248.25 km) WNW | Kazan International Airport (KZN) | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 8 | 161.19 miles (259.41 km) W | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 9 | 184.78 miles (297.38 km) W | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 10 | 225.09 miles (362.25 km) SSE | Tsentralny Airport (REN) | Orenburg, Russia | |
| 11 | 236.38 miles (380.41 km) WNW | Cheboksary Airport (CSY) | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia | |
| 12 | 238.46 miles (383.76 km) NW | Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | |
| 13 | 246.71 miles (397.04 km) SSW | Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) | Oral (Uralsk), Kazakhstan | |
| 14 | 256.54 miles (412.86 km) ESE | Magnitogorsk International Airport (MQF) | Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk, Russia | |
| 15 | 257.68 miles (414.70 km) NNE | Perm International Airport (PEE) | Perm, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,337.24 miles (16,636.14 km) SSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,220.60 miles (16,448.41 km) SSE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,220.25 miles (16,447.85 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,198.27 miles (16,412.48 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,167.79 miles (16,363.43 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,158.20 miles (16,347.99 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,156.50 miles (16,345.26 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,145.51 miles (16,327.57 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,107.10 miles (16,265.76 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 10,096.31 miles (16,248.39 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 11 | 10,068.52 miles (16,203.67 km) W | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,035.17 miles (16,150.00 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 13 | 10,030.38 miles (16,142.30 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 10,022.34 miles (16,129.35 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,007.83 miles (16,106.00 km) W | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |