KVEL · Vernal Regional Airport

VERNAL, UTAH · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

5,278

Elevation ft

Runway

7,000

Longest ft · 17/35

40.44N

109.51W

Vernal Regional Airport serves Vernal, Utah at 5,278 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 7,000 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
17/35	7,000 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,278 ft is about 4°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 4°C)	5,278 ft	3,467 ft	2,667 ft	4,000 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	6,478 ft	3,701 ft	2,793 ft	4,190 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	7,678 ft	3,936 ft	2,920 ft	4,380 ft
35°C afternoon	8,945 ft	4,183 ft	3,054 ft	4,581 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 7,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,581 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KVEL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K74V Roosevelt Municipal Airport	26 nm W	6,500 ft
K40U Manila Airport	34 nm N	5,305 ft
K4V0 Rangely Airport	40 nm SE	6,408 ft
KU69 Duchesne Municipal Airport	42 nm W	5,800 ft
KFBR Fort Bridger Airport	70 nm NW	6,404 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KVEL

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KVEL, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KVEL or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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