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BUF to YFA: distance & flight time
Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport) → Fort Albany (Fort Albany Airport)
654 mi
1,053 km · 569 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
654 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- BUF — Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo, United States
- YFA — Fort Albany Airport · Fort Albany, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BUF
- IAG · Niagara Falls International Airport16 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport68 mi away
- YCM · Niagara District Airport28 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport41 mi away
Near YFA
- ZKE · Kashechewan Airport6 mi away
- YAT · Attawapiskat Airport59 mi away
- YMO · Moosonee Airport78 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport133 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUF from YFA?
The flight distance from Buffalo (BUF) to Fort Albany (YFA) is 654 miles (1,053 km, 569 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUF to YFA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 53m 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 BUF to YFA?
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