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VEL to YHY: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Hay River (Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport)
1,434 mi
2,308 km · 1,246 nm
3h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,434 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 35m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YHY — Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Hay River, Canada
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 YHY
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport74 mi away
- YZF · Yellowknife Airport120 mi away
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VEL from YHY?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Hay River (YHY) is 1,434 miles (2,308 km, 1,246 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to YHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 35m 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 YHY?
Nonstop service on VEL–YHY 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 3h 35m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VEL to YHY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VEL–YHY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some VEL to YHY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain VEL–YHY 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.