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KVEL · Vernal Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 11 NTSB events

ID KVEL FAA VEL Elev 5,278 ft Lat 40° 26.17' N Lon 109° 30.70' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 179° 7,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
35 359° 7,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.09%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 135.175
  • RDO CEDAR CITY RDO 122.350
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KVEL on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 14 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 17 and Rwy 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 17 and Rwy 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 17 and Rwy 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 17 and Rwy 35; MIRL Rwy 17–35—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·UTAH 503 VERNAL RGNL (VEL)(KVEL) 1 SE UTC–7(–6DT) N40º26.16´ W109º30.69´ 5274 B Class I, ARFF Index A NOTAM FILE VEL MON Airport RWY 17–35: H7000X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–45, D–55 PCR 230 F/D/X/T MIRL RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 48´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 48´.
  • ·RWY 17: TORA–7000 RWY 35: TORA–7000
  • ·PAPI Rwy 17 and Rwy 35 on consly.
  • ·Aft hr ops ctc 435–789–8494 or 435–261–9000. 24 hr PPR for acr ops ovr 30 pax seats—amgr.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –26C.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (435) 789-3400
  • ·ASOS 118.125 (435) 781–1224.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 RCO 122.3 (CEDAR CITY RADIO) ®SALT LAKE CENTER APP/DEP CON 119.95 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·CLASS E svc 1300–2100Z‡ and 2300–0300Z‡ Mon–Fri, 1300–2300Z‡ Sat, 1700–2100Z‡ and 2300–0300Z‡ Sun; other times CLASS G.
  • ·(VL) (L) VORW/DME 114.15 VEL Chan 88(Y) N40º22.73´ W109º29.60´ 331º 3.5 NM to fld. 5339/15E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 026º–036º byd 40 NM blo 11,700´ 026º–036º byd 54 NM 037º–063º byd 40 NM 050º–055º byd 30 NM blo 16,000´ 064º–069º byd 40 NM blo 10,800´ 064º–069º byd 45 NM 184º–199º byd 40 NM 200º–212º byd 17 NM 213º–223º byd 17 NM blo 14,900´ 224º–252º byd 17 NM 253º–025º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 044º–082º byd 30 NM blo 16,000´ 175º–265º byd 15 NM 323º–346º byd 35 NM blo 14,500´ SALT LAKE CITY H–3E, L–9D, 11D IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · VEL

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 22,149 ops in 1993

2024 total

8,600

10-yr total

87,440

2024 mix

AC/AT 23% · GA 76% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

34.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=11

  • Other 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-05-16 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22T · Loss of control · day →
2024-10-02 LAWRENCE M ZUBEL LOEHLE 5151 MUSTANG · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2024-05-22 Cessna 182C · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2019-07-29 Cessna 162 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2015-06-26 Cessna 172N · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-03-28 Cessna 172S · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2003-07-06 Stinson 108-3 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1991-04-25 Cessna 180 · Other · day →
1985-11-01 Hiller UH-12E · Other · VMC · day →
1985-08-21 Piper PA-31B-310 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1983-01-02 Beech A36 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in UT

CFI Flight Instructors 1,443 A&P Mechanics 1,955 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 40 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 6 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 33 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 48 Schools Flight Schools 35 FBO Fixed Base Operators 30 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 6

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Bradley John Sullivan Grand Junction CO 92 nm
Brandon Vance Winters Provo UT 98 nm
Jason Lee Rasmussen Provo UT 98 nm
Kelli Kae Peay Provo UT 98 nm
Matthew Hewlett Pleasant Grove UT 102 nm
Christopher Clark Hutchinson American Fork UT 104 nm
Dennis Scott Stanley Sandy UT 107 nm
Scott Taylor Draper UT 108 nm
Christian Eyring Murray UT 109 nm
Lance Vaculin Murray UT 109 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Clark Duane Hall Vernal UT 2 nm
Jared Young Spencer Vernal UT 2 nm
Dallas Burke Dearden Vernal UT 2 nm
Christopher James Bestenlehner Vernal UT 2 nm
Natalie Turner Tridell UT 15 nm
Joshua Michael Judd Roosevelt UT 24 nm
Marco Leandro Vargas Serrano Roosevelt UT 24 nm
Nathan Louis Hardin Rangely CO 39 nm
Zachary Edward Guthrie Rangely CO 39 nm
Ryan Kreg Jessen Mountain Home UT 42 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Coray Roberts Goodrich Vernal UT 2 nm
Timothy Richard Houghton Vernal UT 2 nm
Donald Lee Knop Vernal UT 2 nm
David Hyrum Hyde Vernal UT 2 nm
Mark Ernest Francisco Vernal UT 2 nm
Ben James Richards Vernal UT 2 nm
Mark Christopher Ellis Vernal UT 2 nm
Richard Wayne Embry Vernal UT 2 nm
Chad Kent Bentley Vernal UT 2 nm
Billy Ray Bradshaw Vernal UT 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Woodhouse Aviation, LLC
Spanish Fork, UT
 100 nm
Kings Avionics, Inc.
Apple Valley, UT
 113 nm
Aircraft Repair, LLC
Glenwood Springs, CO
 116 nm
Rocky Mountain Kitplanes
Fairfield, UT
 119 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 121 nm
Western Skyways, Inc.
Montrose, CO
 138 nm
Shavano Aviation, LLC
Salida, CO
 197 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 201 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 202 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 204 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.