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VEL to YPY: distance & flight time
Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport) → Fort Chipewyan (Fort Chipewyan Airport)
1,268 mi
2,041 km · 1,102 nm
3h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,268 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 13m 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
- YPY — Fort Chipewyan Airport · Fort Chipewyan, 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 YPY
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport92 mi away
- HZP · Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport98 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport108 mi away
- ZFD · Fond-Du-Lac Airport145 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VEL from YPY?
The flight distance from Vernal (VEL) to Fort Chipewyan (YPY) is 1,268 miles (2,041 km, 1,102 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VEL to YPY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 13m 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 YPY?
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