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VEL to PVR: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Puerto Vallarta (Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport)
1,388 mi
2,234 km · 1,206 nm
3h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,388 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 29m 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
- PVR — Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport · Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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 PVR
Frequently asked questions
How far is VEL from PVR?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) is 1,388 miles (2,234 km, 1,206 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to PVR?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 29m 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 PVR?
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