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LCH to YBA: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Banff (Banff Airport)
1,853 mi
2,982 km · 1,610 nm
4h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,853 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 6m 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
- LCH — Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles, 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 LCH
- BPT · Southeast Texas Regional Airport49 mi away
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport49 mi away
- BMT · Beaumont Municipal Airport59 mi away
- POE · Polk Army Air Field64 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 LCH from YBA?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Banff (YBA) is 1,853 miles (2,982 km, 1,610 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to YBA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 6m 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 LCH to YBA?
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