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YBA to HER: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Heraklion (Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport)
6,000 mi
9,656 km · 5,214 nm
12h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,000 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- HER — Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Heraklion, Greece
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 HER
- JSH · Sitia Airport53 mi away
- CHQ · Chania International Airport60 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport75 mi away
- KSJ · Kasos Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBA from HER?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Heraklion (HER) is 6,000 miles (9,656 km, 5,214 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to HER?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 14m 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 HER?
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