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VEL to CEZ: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Cortez (Cortez Municipal Airport)
222 mi
357 km · 193 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
222 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- CEZ — Cortez Municipal Airport · Cortez, 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 CEZ
- FMN · Four Corners Regional Airport45 mi away
- DRO · Durango La Plata County Airport49 mi away
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport60 mi away
- GMV · Monument Valley Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VEL from CEZ?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Cortez (CEZ) is 222 miles (357 km, 193 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to CEZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 CEZ?
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