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YBA to FCS: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field)
1,011 mi
1,628 km · 879 nm
2h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,011 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 40m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, 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 FCS
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport9 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport82 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBA from FCS?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Fort Carson (FCS) is 1,011 miles (1,628 km, 879 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to FCS?
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 FCS?
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