Direct Flights from Phoenix to Vernal
Vernal · Utah
Nonstop service from PHX to VEL on Contour. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 3 cities fly direct to Vernal, and Phoenix is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Vernal for, from Phoenix
1h 30m in the air, 503 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Vernal. Two nights works.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
Vernal is 4,143 ft higher than Phoenix, at 5,278 ft. Enough that a first-day hike or a hard workout will feel harder than it does at home, and enough that alcohol goes further.
About Vernal
Vernal is a city of 10,000 people (2019) in Northeastern Utah. Tourists are drawn to Vernal by the town's roots in the Old West and because of a large site of dinosaur fossils. Vernal and the surrounding area are popular among outdoor enthusiasts as they are near plentiful spots for fishing, fly fishing, hunting, and other outdoor activities.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Vernal
- The Ute Mountain Fire Tower is a fire lookout tower in the Ashley National Forest in western Daggett County, Utah, United States, southwest of Manila, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Quarry Visitor Center, in Dinosaur National Monument in Uintah County, Utah, United States was built as part of the National Park Service's (NPS) Mission 66 program of modern architectural design in the US national parks…
- Steinaker State Park is a state park and reservoir in Uintah County, Utah, United States, located 7 miles (11 km) north of Vernal.
- Mantle's Cave is a cliff alcove in Dinosaur National Monument in Moffat County, Colorado. Located in the Castle Park region of the park, it is the largest rock shelter in the area.
- The Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum is a museum and state park in Vernal, Utah, United States.
- The Flaming Gorge - Uintas Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway in the state of Utah.
- Red Fleet State Park is a state park of Utah, United States, featuring a 750-acre (300 ha) reservoir and a fossil trackway of dinosaur footprints. The park is located 10 miles (16 km) north of Vernal.
- The Denis Julien Inscription was left on a rock face in 1838 along the Green River in Moffat County, Colorado by Denis Julien, a French-American trapper who was one of the few Europeans in the area in the 1830s.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Vernal weather, compared with Phoenix
27° cooler than Phoenix on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Vernal 26°F · Phoenix 68°F · 41° colder
- April
- Vernal 61°F · Phoenix 86°F · 25° colder
- July
- Vernal 90°F · Phoenix 107°F · 16° colder
- October
- Vernal 61°F · Phoenix 89°F · 28° colder
January bottoms out near 26°F — a real coat, not a layer. Vernal also swings harder through the year than Phoenix does — 64° between its coldest and warmest months against 40°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Vernal
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Vernal is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 61–77°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Vernal's highlights, from Ute Mountain Fire Tower, Quarry Visitor Center, and Steinaker State Park and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Phoenix to Vernal?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Phoenix (PHX) to Vernal (VEL) on Contour.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Phoenix to Vernal?
- Contour flies nonstop between Phoenix (PHX) and Vernal (VEL).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Phoenix to Vernal?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Phoenix to Vernal.
- How far is Vernal from Phoenix?
- Vernal is about 503 miles from Phoenix by air.
- How many days can I spend in Vernal flying from Phoenix?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- What is there to do in Vernal?
- Popular things to do include Ute Mountain Fire Tower, Quarry Visitor Center, Steinaker State Park, Mantle's Cave, and more.
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