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BIS to YBA: distance & flight time
Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
736 mi
1,184 km · 639 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
736 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, United States
- YBA — Banff Airport · Banff, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 mi away
Near YBA
- YYC · Calgary International Airport66 mi away
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport89 mi away
- YQF · Red Deer Regional Airport98 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BIS from YBA?
The flight distance from Bismarck (BIS) to Banff (YBA) is 736 miles (1,184 km, 639 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIS to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BIS to YBA?
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