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CDS to VEL: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport)
654 mi
1,052 km · 568 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
654 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Near VEL
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport81 mi away
- RKS · Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport83 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field87 mi away
- EVW · Evanston-Uinta County Airport-Burns Field98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDS from VEL?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Vernal (VEL) is 654 miles (1,052 km, 568 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to VEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 53m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CDS to VEL?
Nonstop service on CDS–VEL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 53m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Childress and Vernal?
Vernal is 1 hour behind Childress.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to VEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CDS–VEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CDS to VEL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CDS–VEL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.