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YBA to BRD: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
1,025 mi
1,649 km · 891 nm
2h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,025 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 42m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- BRD — Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · Brainerd, United States
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 BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBA from BRD?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Brainerd (BRD) is 1,025 miles (1,649 km, 891 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 42m 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 BRD?
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