Vernal Regional Airport traffic pattern

Pattern altitude at Vernal Regional Airport (VEL · KVEL) is 6,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) by the standard convention — none is published for this field, and every runway end is standard left traffic.

All of Vernal Regional Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weather

Pattern diagram

Drawn to scale from the FAA NASR runway alignments and the per end right traffic flags — pick a runway to see its pattern. Live wind picks the favored runway when KVEL reports it.

RWY 17LEFT traffic

Heading: 169° mag · 179° true
Dimensions: 7,000 × 100 ft
TPA: 6,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
Surface: Asphalt
Lights: 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
CTAF: 122.7

Enter the left downwind (heading 349°) on the 45° at 6,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).

More details — RWY 17

Threshold elev: 5,268 ft
Markings: nonprecision
Approach obstacle: Pole, 33 ft, 586 ft from threshold, 367 ft L of centerline — 11:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Threshold crossing height: 48 ft
TDZ elevation: 5,268 ft
Declared TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 7,000 / — / — / — ft
End lights: REIL

Condition: Excellent. Edge lights: Med. Surface: Grooved. Weight bearing: Single wheel 45k, Double wheel 55k.

Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates

Pattern direction by runway

Runway	Pattern	Heading	Pattern altitude
17	Left traffic	169° mag	6,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
35	Left traffic	349° mag	6,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)

No pattern altitude is published for KVEL; the figure above is the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention for propeller aircraft, rounded to the field. Turbine aircraft normally fly 1,500 ft AGL. Headings are the runway alignment; downwind is the reciprocal.

Flying the pattern at KVEL

Vernal Regional Airport is non towered, so the pattern is self announced on CTAF 122.7. AC 90-66B asks for a report on entry and on each leg, and for the standard 45° entry to downwind at pattern altitude.

All ends are left traffic, which is the FAR 91.126 default — turns to the left unless the field charts otherwise. The full entry procedure is here →

Frequently asked

What is the traffic pattern altitude at KVEL?

Vernal Regional Airport has no traffic pattern altitude published in the FAA NASR data. The AC 90-66B convention for propeller aircraft is 1,000 ft AGL, which works out to roughly 6,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) here — but confirm it against the Chart Supplement before you fly, since a field can have a non standard pattern altitude that NASR does not carry.

Does KVEL have right traffic?

No. All 2 runway ends at Vernal Regional Airport use standard left traffic, so no right pattern is charted here.

What frequency is the pattern on at KVEL?

Vernal Regional Airport is non towered, so pattern position reports go on the CTAF, 122.7. AC 90-66B asks for self announcing on entry and on each leg.

More about KVEL

Pattern direction and alignment are drawn from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle); the diagram is generated, not an FAA chart. Pattern altitude is shown as published where NASR carries one, otherwise as the AC 90-66B 1,000 ft AGL convention. For planning and education only; always verify against the Chart Supplement.