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MSY to VEL: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) → Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport)
1,300 mi
2,092 km · 1,130 nm
3h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,300 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 18m 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
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, 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 MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 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 MSY from VEL?
The flight distance from New Orleans (MSY) to Vernal (VEL) is 1,300 miles (2,092 km, 1,130 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSY to VEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 18m 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 New Orleans and Vernal?
Vernal is 1 hour behind New Orleans.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MSY to VEL?
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