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YBA to DTW: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport)
1,630 mi
2,624 km · 1,417 nm
3h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,630 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 40m 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
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, 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 DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBA from DTW?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Detroit (DTW) is 1,630 miles (2,624 km, 1,417 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to DTW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 DTW?
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