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GKL to YBA: distance & flight time
Great Keppel Island (Great Keppel Is Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
7,601 mi
12,232 km · 6,605 nm
15h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,601 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 22m 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
- GKL — Great Keppel Is Airport · Great Keppel Island, 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 GKL
- ROK · Rockhampton Airport33 mi away
- GLT · Gladstone Airport51 mi away
- THG · Thangool Airport93 mi away
- TDR · Theodore Airport136 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 GKL from YBA?
The flight distance from Great Keppel Island (GKL) to Banff (YBA) is 7,601 miles (12,232 km, 6,605 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GKL to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 22m 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 GKL to YBA?
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