Alpine Air Express5A0% on time
Flights 5A1844 05:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr
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Direct flights from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Vernal (VEL): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 0% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 110 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 212 km, an estimated 46 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Salt Lake City and Vernal. Updated 17 September 2026 at 16:48 UTC.
SLC
Salt Lake City
busy · +20
VEL
Vernal
tracking
212 km · ~0h 46m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
0% on time
of the last 6 operated SLC → VEL flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +110 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+110 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~0h 46mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Alpine Air Express
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
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How the Salt Lake City to Vernal route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SLC to VEL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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SLC to VEL questions
Is SLC–VEL running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at SLC is the weaker end, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SLC to VEL?
Great-circle distance is 212 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 45–48 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SLC–VEL fly?
Alpine Air Express runs the route with about 5 flights a week (mon–fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at SLC and arrival-side delay at VEL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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