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YBS to VEL: distance & flight time
Musselwhite Mine (Opapimiskan Lake Airport) → Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport)
1,231 mi
1,982 km · 1,070 nm
3h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,231 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 9m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YBS — Opapimiskan Lake Airport · Musselwhite Mine, Canada
- VEL — Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YBS
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport36 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport46 mi away
- WNN · Wunnumin Lake Airport50 mi away
- SUR · Summer Beaver Airport77 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBS from VEL?
The flight distance from Musselwhite Mine (YBS) to Vernal (VEL) is 1,231 miles (1,982 km, 1,070 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBS to VEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 9m 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 YBS to VEL?
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