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VEL to WDS: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Shiyan (Shiyan Wudangshan Airport)
6,770 mi
10,895 km · 5,883 nm
13h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,770 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 44m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- WDS — Shiyan Wudangshan Airport · Shiyan, China
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 WDS
- LHK · Guangzhou MR Air Base48 mi away
- HPG · Shennongjia Hongping Airport75 mi away
- XFN · Xiangyang Liuji Airport86 mi away
- NNY · Nanyang Jiangying Airport103 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VEL from WDS?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Shiyan (WDS) is 6,770 miles (10,895 km, 5,883 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to WDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 44m 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 WDS?
Nonstop service on VEL–WDS 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 13h 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VEL to WDS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VEL–WDS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some VEL to WDS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain VEL–WDS 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.