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POE to VEL: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport)
1,119 mi
1,801 km · 972 nm
2h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,119 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 54m 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
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, 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 POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 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 POE from VEL?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Vernal (VEL) is 1,119 miles (1,801 km, 972 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to VEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 54m 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 Polk and Vernal?
Vernal is 1 hour behind Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to VEL?
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