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TVL to VEL: distance & flight time
South Lake Tahoe (Lake Tahoe Airport) → Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport)
567 mi
913 km · 493 nm
1h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
567 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 42m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TVL — Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe, 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 TVL
- TKF · Truckee Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport44 mi away
- MHR · Sacramento Mather Airport74 mi away
- MCC · Mc Clellan Airfield77 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 TVL from VEL?
The flight distance from South Lake Tahoe (TVL) to Vernal (VEL) is 567 miles (913 km, 493 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVL to VEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 42m 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 TVL to VEL?
Nonstop service on TVL–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 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between South Lake Tahoe and Vernal?
Vernal is 1 hour ahead of South Lake Tahoe.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TVL to VEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TVL–VEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TVL to VEL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TVL–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.