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YBA to FNL: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Fort Collins (Northern Colorado Regional Airport)
898 mi
1,445 km · 780 nm
2h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
898 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 25m 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
- FNL — Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Fort Collins, 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 FNL
- DEN · Denver International Airport45 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport20 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport31 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBA from FNL?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Fort Collins (FNL) is 898 miles (1,445 km, 780 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to FNL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YBA to FNL?
Nonstop service on YBA–FNL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YBA to FNL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YBA–FNL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YBA to FNL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YBA–FNL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.