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IOW to YBA: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
1,311 mi
2,111 km · 1,140 nm
3h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,311 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 19m 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
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, 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 IOW
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport19 mi away
- MLI · Quad City International Airport55 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport59 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport63 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 IOW from YBA?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Banff (YBA) is 1,311 miles (2,111 km, 1,140 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 19m 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 IOW to YBA?
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