Vernal Regional Airport Vernal - Uintah County Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Uintah County & Vernal City | ||||||||||
| Serves | Vernal, Utah | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,274 ft / 1,608 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°26′27″N 109°30′36″W / 40.44083°N 109.51000°W | ||||||||||
| Website | VEL Website | ||||||||||
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  VEL Location of airport in Utah  VEL VEL (the United States) | |||||||||||
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Vernal Regional Airport (IATA: VEL, ICAO: KVEL, FAA LID: VEL) is a mile southeast of Vernal, in Uintah County, Utah. It is owned by the city and county[1] and sees one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 5,474 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 3,805 in 2009 and 4,461 in 2010.[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).[4]
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for VEL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.