Direct Flights from Vernal to Moab
Nonstop service from VEL to CNY on Contour. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Contour
Nonstop flights
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Distance
117 mi
Days operated
Schedule varies
About Moab
Moab was an ancient Levantine kingdom whose territory is today located in southern Jordan. The land is mountainous and lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. The existence of the Kingdom of Moab is attested to by numerous archaeological findings, most notably the Mesha Stele, which describes the Moabite victory over an unnamed son of King Omri of Israel, an episode also noted in 2 Kings 3. The Moabite capital was Dibon.
Top things to do in Moab
- Jericho is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Jericho Governorate. The city is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west.
- The Western Wall is an ancient retaining wall of the built-up hill known to Jews and Christians as the Temple Mount of Jerusalem.
- The Temple Institute, known in Hebrew as Machon HaMikdash, is an organization in Israel focusing on establishing the Third Temple.
- Masada is a mountain-top fortress complex in the Judaean Desert, overlooking the western shore of the Dead Sea in southeastern Israel.
- The City of David, known locally mostly in Arabic as Wadi Hilweh, is the name given to an archaeological site considered by most scholars to be the original settlement core of Jerusalem during the Bronze and Iron Ages.
- As-Salt, also known as Salt, is an ancient trading city and administrative centre in west-central Jordan. It is on the old main highway leading from Amman to Jerusalem.
- Qumran is an archaeological site in the West Bank managed by Israel's Qumran National Park.
- Al-Maghtas, officially known as Baptism Site "Bethany Beyond the Jordan", is an archaeological World Heritage Site in Jordan, on the east bank of the Jordan River, reputed to be the location of the Baptism of Jesus by Jo…
- Umm ar-Rasas is located 30 km southeast of Madaba in the Amman Governorate in central Jordan.
- The Mesha Stele, also known as the Moabite Stone, is a stele dated around 840 BCE containing a significant Canaanite inscription in the name of King Mesha of Moab.
- Ein Gedi, also spelled En Gedi, meaning "spring of the kid", is an oasis and a nature reserve in Israel, located west of the Dead Sea, near Masada and the Qumran Caves.
- Aelia Capitolina was a Roman colony founded during the Roman emperor Hadrian's visit to Judaea in 129/130 CE. It was founded on the ruins of Jerusalem, which had been almost totally razed after the siege of 70 CE.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Moab
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Moab is April–May and October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Moab rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Jericho, Western Wall, and Temple Institute and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Vernal to Moab?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Vernal (VEL) to Moab (CNY) on Contour.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Vernal to Moab?
- Contour flies nonstop between Vernal (VEL) and Moab (CNY).
- How far is Moab from Vernal?
- Moab is about 117 miles from Vernal by air.
- What is there to do in Moab?
- Popular things to do include Jericho, Western Wall, Temple Institute, Masada, and more.
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