KVEL — Vernal Rgnl
Vernal, UT · field elevation 5,274 ft · NON-ATCT
KVEL current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KVEL 111153Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01830100 10244 20183 51007
- Wind
- from 270° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 10 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 6,598 ft · pressure altitude 5,024 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | — | 3 kt from the left |
| 17 | — | 3 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KVEL 111141Z 1112/1212 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250 FM112000 34010G20KT P6SM SCT250 PROB30 1120/1124 VRB15G25KT -TSRA BKN090CB FM120000 27005KT P6SM BKN250 FM121000 27003KT P6SM BKN250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.43608, -109.51142
- Elevation
- 5,274 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1225Z / 0221Z
- Magnetic variation
- 10° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Salt Lake City
- County
- Uintah, UT
Airport diagram
Everything else KVEL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 7,000 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KVEL airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Utah airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.