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YBA to MEX: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Mexico City (Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport)
2,371 mi
3,816 km · 2,060 nm
5h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
2,371 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 7m 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
- MEX — Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport · Mexico City, Mexico
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 MEX
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBA from MEX?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Mexico City (MEX) is 2,371 miles (3,816 km, 2,060 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to MEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 7m 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 MEX?
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