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GYS to YBA: distance & flight time
Guangyuan (Guangyuan Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
6,140 mi
9,882 km · 5,336 nm
12h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,140 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 30m 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
- GYS — Guangyuan Airport · Guangyuan, China
- 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 GYS
- MIG · Mianyang Airport87 mi away
- LNL · Longnan Chengzhou Airport97 mi away
- HZG · Hanzhong Chenggu Airport101 mi away
- NAO · Nanchong Airport114 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 GYS from YBA?
The flight distance from Guangyuan (GYS) to Banff (YBA) is 6,140 miles (9,882 km, 5,336 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GYS to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 30m 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 GYS to YBA?
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