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VEL to IPL: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Imperial (Imperial County Airport)
624 mi
1,004 km · 542 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
624 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, United States
- IPL — Imperial County Airport · Imperial, 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 IPL
Frequently asked questions
How far is VEL from IPL?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Imperial (IPL) is 624 miles (1,004 km, 542 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to IPL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 49m 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 VEL to IPL?
Nonstop service on VEL–IPL 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 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Vernal and Imperial?
Imperial is 1 hour behind Vernal.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VEL to IPL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VEL–IPL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some VEL to IPL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain VEL–IPL 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.