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VEL to DET: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
1,374 mi
2,211 km · 1,194 nm
3h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,374 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 27m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VEL from DET?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Detroit (DET) is 1,374 miles (2,211 km, 1,194 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 27m 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 Vernal and Detroit?
Detroit is 2 hours ahead of Vernal.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VEL to DET?
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