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CAE to YBA: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
2,090 mi
3,363 km · 1,816 nm
4h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,090 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 34m 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
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, 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 CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 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 CAE from YBA?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Banff (YBA) is 2,090 miles (3,363 km, 1,816 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 34m 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 CAE to YBA?
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