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VEL to URT: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Surat Thani (Surat Thani Airport)
8,555 mi
13,768 km · 7,434 nm
17h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,555 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 14m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, United States
- URT — Surat Thani Airport · Surat Thani, Thailand
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 URT
- UNN · Ranong Airport58 mi away
- USM · Samui Airport69 mi away
- NST · Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport69 mi away
- KBV · Krabi Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VEL from URT?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Surat Thani (URT) is 8,555 miles (13,768 km, 7,434 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to URT?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 14m 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 Surat Thani?
Surat Thani is 13 hours ahead of Vernal.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VEL to URT?
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