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YBA to MEL: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
8,567 mi
13,788 km · 7,445 nm
17h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,567 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 16m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
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 MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBA from MEL?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Melbourne (MEL) is 8,567 miles (13,788 km, 7,445 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 16m 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 MEL?
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