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GFL to YBA: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
2,009 mi
3,234 km · 1,746 nm
4h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,009 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 24m 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
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, 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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 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 GFL from YBA?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Banff (YBA) is 2,009 miles (3,234 km, 1,746 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 24m 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 GFL to YBA?
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