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YBA to DRA: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,008 mi
1,623 km · 876 nm
2h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,008 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 40m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, 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 DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBA from DRA?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,008 miles (1,623 km, 876 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 40m 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 DRA?
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