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VEL to BFK: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Buckley (Buckley Air Force Base)
257 mi
413 km · 223 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
257 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, United States
- BFK — Buckley Air Force Base · Buckley, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BFK
- DEN · Denver International Airport12 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport24 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VEL from BFK?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Buckley (BFK) is 257 miles (413 km, 223 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to BFK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 cheapest way to fly from VEL to BFK?
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