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YMM to VEL: distance & flight time
Fort Mcmurray (Fort McMurray Airport) → Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport)
1,123 mi
1,807 km · 976 nm
2h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,123 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 54m 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
- YMM — Fort McMurray Airport · Fort Mcmurray, 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 YMM
- HZP · Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport53 mi away
- YVT · Buffalo Narrows Airport121 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport146 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 YMM from VEL?
The flight distance from Fort Mcmurray (YMM) to Vernal (VEL) is 1,123 miles (1,807 km, 976 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YMM to VEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 54m 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 YMM to VEL?
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