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YBA to BES: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Brest (Brest Bretagne Airport)
4,443 mi
7,151 km · 3,861 nm
9h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,443 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 11m 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
- YBA — Banff Airport · Banff, Canada
- BES — Brest Bretagne Airport · Brest, France
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BES
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base13 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport30 mi away
- UIP · Quimper-Cornouaille Airport35 mi away
- LAI · Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBA from BES?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Brest (BES) is 4,443 miles (7,151 km, 3,861 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to BES?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 11m 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 YBA to BES?
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