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FRI to VEL: distance & flight time
Fort Riley (Marshall Army Air Field) → Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport)
683 mi
1,100 km · 594 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
683 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- FRI — Marshall Army Air Field · Fort Riley, 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 FRI
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport8 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EMP · Emporia Municipal Airport59 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field60 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 FRI from VEL?
The flight distance from Fort Riley (FRI) to Vernal (VEL) is 683 miles (1,100 km, 594 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRI to VEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Fort Riley and Vernal?
Vernal is 1 hour behind Fort Riley.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRI to VEL?
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