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YBA to DCY: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Daocheng (Daocheng Yading Airport)
6,466 mi
10,406 km · 5,619 nm
13h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,466 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 9m 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
- YBA — Banff Airport · Banff, Canada
- DCY — Daocheng Yading Airport · Daocheng, China
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 DCY
- DIG · Diqing Airport108 mi away
- KGT · Kangding Airport116 mi away
- NLH · Ninglang Luguhu Airport130 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBA from DCY?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Daocheng (DCY) is 6,466 miles (10,406 km, 5,619 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to DCY?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 9m 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 DCY?
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