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BWU to YBA: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
8,140 mi
13,099 km · 7,073 nm
16h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,140 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 26m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
- 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 BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 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 BWU from YBA?
The flight distance from Sydney (BWU) to Banff (YBA) is 8,140 miles (13,099 km, 7,073 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWU to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 26m 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 BWU to YBA?
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