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YLJ to VEL: distance & flight time
Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport) → Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport)
947 mi
1,523 km · 823 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
947 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake, 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 YLJ
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake73 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport85 mi away
- YBY · Bonnyville Airport91 mi away
- YQW · North Battleford Airport94 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 YLJ from VEL?
The flight distance from Meadow Lake (YLJ) to Vernal (VEL) is 947 miles (1,523 km, 823 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLJ to VEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 31m 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 YLJ to VEL?
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