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YBA to RAL: distance & flight time
Banff (Banff Airport) → Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport)
1,196 mi
1,925 km · 1,039 nm
3h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,196 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 4m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, 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 RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YBA from RAL?
The flight distance from Banff (YBA) to Riverside (RAL) is 1,196 miles (1,925 km, 1,039 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBA to RAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 4m 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 RAL?
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