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YSM to VEL: distance & flight time
Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport) → Vernal (Vernal Regional Airport)
1,357 mi
2,184 km · 1,179 nm
3h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,357 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 25m 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
- YSM — Fort Smith Airport · Fort Smith, 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 YSM
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport92 mi away
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport99 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport125 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport142 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 YSM from VEL?
The flight distance from Fort Smith (YSM) to Vernal (VEL) is 1,357 miles (2,184 km, 1,179 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSM to VEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 25m 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 YSM to VEL?
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